In the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by I.Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim framed by a circle of dots: at the top — «50 РУБЛЕЙ 1995 г.» (50 ROUBLES 1995), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
50 РУБЛЕЙ 1995 г.
Au 900 ММД 7.78
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: ROUBLES MMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description
In the centre - the ice-bound sailing-ship `Fram`, to the left - a portrait of F. Nansen, under it - two dates in two lines `1893 1896 гг.`, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ РУССКОЙ АРКТИКИ` (EXPLORATION OF RUSSIAN ARCTIC), at the bottom - `ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ Ф. НАНСЕНА` (THE EXPEDITION OF F. NANSEN)
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ РУССКОЙ АРКТИКИ
1893
1896гг.
ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ Ф. НАНСЕНА (Translation: EXPLORATION OF RUSSIAN ARCTIC THE EXPEDITION OF F. NANSEN)
Edge
200 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)