50 Roubles The icon 'The Virgin of the Don'

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IssuerRussia
Year2004
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value50 Roubles
CurrencyRouble (1998-date)
CompositionGold (.999)
Weight7.89 g
Dimensions22.60 mm
Thickness1.30 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Reverse: Andrey Viktorovich Chernousov
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#872, CBR#5216-0053, Schön#849
Obverse descriptionIn 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 `2004`, 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 scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse letteringПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ БАНК РОССИИ • Au 999 • 2004 г. • 7,78 ММД •
(Translation: Fifty Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse descriptionIn the centre – the icon `The Virgin of the Don`, the inscriptions to the left and to the right from it depicted from top to bottom: `ФЕОФАН` `ГРЕК` (THEOPHANES) (THE GREEK).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringФЕОФАН ГРЕК
(Translation: Theophanes the Greek)
Edge134 corrugations
Mint(ММД)
Moscow Mint (Московский монетный
двор), Russia (?-date)
Mintage2004 ММД - Proof - 1 500
Catalog ID7162499370
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