| Issuer | Russia |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 50 Roubles |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 8.75 g |
| Dimensions | 22.60 mm |
| Thickness | 1.50 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov Reverse: Sergey Alexandrovich Kornilov |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#679, CBR#5216-0031, Schön#687 |
| Obverse description | 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 «2001», 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 • 2001 г. • 7,78 СПМД • (Translation: Fifty Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
| Reverse description | A scene of the duel from the 2nd Act of the Chaikovsky’s opera «Evgeny Onegin», over it — the building of the Bolshoi Theater and the date «225», the inscriptions along the rim: at the top —«БОЛЬШОЙ ТЕАТР» (BOLSHOI THEATER), at the bottom — «ЕВГЕНИЙ ОНЕГИН» («EVGENY ONEGIN»). |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | БОЛЬШОЙ ТЕАТР
225
ЕВГЕНИЙ ОНЕГИН (Translation: Bolshoi Theater Evgeny Onegin) |
| Edge | 134 corrugations |
| Mint | (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 2001 СПМД - Proof - 2 000 |
| Catalog ID | 7936894330 |
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