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 at the moment of the final game during the Seoul Olympic Games on October 1st 1988 between the USSR and Brazil teams, which scored 2-1 for the Soviets. The inscriptions: to the right – «СЕУЛ» (Seoul), at the bottom along the rim – «ЧЕМПИОНЫ ОЛИМПИАДЫ. 1988» (OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS. 1988). The inscription at the top along the rim: «100-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФУТБОЛА» (100 TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOOTBALL IN RUSSIA).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova
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.