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 `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 script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Au 999 • 2004 г. • 7,78 ММД • (Translation: Fifty Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
In 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 script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ФЕОФАН
ГРЕК (Translation: Theophanes the Greek)
Edge
134 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)