1 Rouble World Football Championship 1998

€28,907.00

Issuer	Russia
Year	1997
Type	Non-circulating coins
Value	1 Rouble (1 RUR)
Currency	Rouble (1991-1997)
Composition	Silver (.925)
Weight	8.53 g
Dimensions	25.00 mm
Thickness	2.20 mm
Shape and Technique	Round Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)	Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov Reverse: Sergey Alexandrovich Kornilov
In circulation to	1 January 1998
Reference(s)	Y#576, CBR#5109-0026, Schön#521

Obverse description	The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г.» (ONE ROUBLE 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.
Obverse script	Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering	ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г. Ag 925 ЛМД 7,78 БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: ONE ROUBLE LMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description	The picture of a goal keeper and three football players fighting for the ball in the field, in the background – the Eiffel Tower against a hemisphere of the globe. The inscription at the top along the rim: «ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА ПО ФУТБОЛУ» (THE WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP), at the bottom – «ФРАНЦИЯ. 1998» (FRANCE. 1998).
Reverse script	Cyrillic
Reverse lettering	ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА ПО ФУТБОЛУ ФРАНЦИЯ 1998 (Translation: THE WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FRANCE)
Edge	200 corrugations
Mint	(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage	1997 ЛМД - Proof - 20 000
Catalog ID	1215086650
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