On the mirror field of the disc – the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it – the semicircular inscription along the rim: `РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ` (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, on bottom in the centre, in three lines – the inscription: `БАНК РОССИИ` (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin, the year of issue.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Au 999 7,78
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
50 РУБЛЕЙ
2018 г. (Translation: Russian Federation SPMD Bank of Russia Roubles)
Reverse description
A relief portrait of I.S. Turgenev. At the bottom are the facsimile signature of the writer and the dates „1818” and „1883”.
Reverse script
Cyrillic (cursive)
Reverse lettering
Ив. Тургенев
1818 1883 (Translation: Iv. Turgenev)
Edge
134 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)