In the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription `БАНК РОССИИ` (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: `ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ` (FIFTY ROUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
БАНК РОССИИ
ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ
·Au 999 · 2014 г. · 7,78 СПМД · (Translation: Fifty Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
A fragment of the self-portrait of Mikhail Lermontov against a background of the sea landscape with a sailing boat, above – dates: `1814` and `1841` and the facsimile signature of the writer.
Reverse script
Cyrillic (cursive)
Reverse lettering
1814 1841
М. Лермонтов (Translation: M. Lermontov)
Edge
134 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)