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50 Roubles The Bear
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ 50 РУБЛЕЙ 2012 г. СПМД Au 999 7,78 |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the official mascot of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games — a stylised polar bear rendered in fine relief, shown standing upright in a friendly pose, raising one paw in greeting and wearing a scarf around its neck. The mascot's textured fur is rendered with careful detail across its rounded form. To the lower left of the central figure, the Cyrillic inscription СОЧИ / 2014 appears in two lines, accompanied below by the five interlocking Olympic rings. The composition fills the rectangular field in a lively, celebratory artistic style consistent with official Olympic commemorative issues. |
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Part of Russia's ongoing wildlife series, this issue belongs to a program the Bank of Russia has sustained for decades, pairing fine-metal bullion-adjacent collector coins with native fauna. The bear issues in particular have circulated through multiple years and denominations, making reference numbers — rather than date alone — essential for distinguishing specific strikes.
Y#1506 confirms the 2012 emission. Mintage figures for this type were kept modest, consistent with the Bank of Russia's practice of restricting nature series gold to collector channels rather than circulation.