100 th Anniversary of Football in Russia
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 football players during the final USSR- Yugoslavia game of the Melbourne Olympic Games on December 8th 1956 that scored 1-0 for the Soviets. The inscriptions: under the picture of kangaroo – «МЕЛЬБУРН» (Melbourne), at the bottom along the rim – «ЧЕМПИОНЫ ОЛИМПИАДЫ. 1956» (OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS. 1956), at the top – «100-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФУТБОЛА» (100 TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOOTBALL IN RUSSIA).
Authors
The artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The sculptor: S.A. Kornilov
St. Petersburg Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 200 corrugations
The birthday of football in Russia is considered to be October 24th 1897 when the first football match took place in St. Petersburg between the teams of the football players’ circle of Vasileostrovski district and of the sport amateurs’ circle of St. Petersburg.