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 «2005», 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 925 • 2005 г. • 15,55 СПМД • (Translation: One Rouble Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
The relief picture of a white-fish of the Volkhov River.The inscription along the rim: «ВОЛХОВСКИЙ СИГ» (WHITE-FISH OF THE VOLKHOV RIVER).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ВОЛХОВСКИЙ СИГ (Translation: WHITE-FISH OF THE VOLKHOV RIVER)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)