In the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower - the semicircular inscription - `БАНК РОССИИ` (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top - `ОДИН РУБЛЬ` (ONE ROUBLE), at the bottom - the year of issue `2003`, the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ОДИН РУБЛЬ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 900 • 2003 г. • 15,55 СПМД • (Translation: One Rouble Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
The relief picture of a small cormorant. The inscription at the top along the rim: `МАЛЫЙ БАКЛАН` (THE SMALL CORMORANT).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
МАЛЫЙ
БАКЛАН (Translation: THE SMALL CORMORANT)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)