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 `2003`, 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 • 2003 г. • 7,78 ММД • (Translation: Fifty Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
A portrait of the Emperor Peter I against the background of a window-arch in the brick wall. The inscription at the bottom - `ПЕТР I` (PETER I).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ПЕТР
I (Translation: Peter I)
Edge
200 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)