Description:
Obverse
The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г.» (ONE RUBLE 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.
Reverse
The picture of a goal keeper and three football players fighting for the ball in the field, in the background – the Eiffel Tower against a hemisphere of the globe. The inscription at the top along the rim: «ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА ПО ФУТБОЛУ» (THE WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP), at the bottom – «ФРАНЦИЯ. 1998» (FRANCE. 1998).
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