Description:
Obverse
In the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ" (FIFTY RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
A fragment of the self-portrait of Mikhail Lermontov against a background of the sea landscape with a sailing boat, above – dates: "1814" and "1841" and the facsimile signature of the writer.
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