Description:
Obverse
In the center - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by I.Bilibin, 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 RUBLES), at the bottom - the date "2000", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
A runner with a torch in the hand, to the left - the figure "2000", in the background - outlines of the Australian continent. At the top - the inscription in three lines: "XXVII ЛЕТНИЕ ОЛИМПИЙСКИЕ ИГРЫ" (THE XXVIIth SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES), at the bottom - a kangaroo and the inscription: "СИДНЕЙ" (SYDNEY) divided by a horizontal line.
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