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 - `ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ` (FIFTY ROUBLES), at the bottom - the year of issue `2002`, 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
ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Au 900 • 2002 г. • 7,78 СПМД • (Translation: Fifty Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
In an oval - a half-length portrait of P.S. Nakhimov dressed in ceremonial uniform, under him -banners, an anchor. The inscription at the top along the rim: `АДМИРАЛ П.С. НАХИМОВ` (ADMIRAL P.S. NAKHIMOV), at the bottom - the dates `1802` `1855`.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
АДМИРАЛ П.С. НАХИМОВ
1802 1855 (Translation: Admiral Petr Nakhimov)
Edge
200 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)