In the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin, 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 date `2000`, 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 999 • 2000 г. • 7,78 ММД • (Translation: Fifty Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
The head of a snow leopard. The inscription along the rim - `СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР` (PROTECT OUR WORLD).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР (Translation: Protect Our World)
Edge
134 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)