Libra

Obverse

in the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, 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 year of issue "2003", 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

the picture of a balance against the background of stars, lower - the sign of the Libra Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artists: S.A. Kozlov, A.D. Schablykin.
Sculptural part: computer simulation.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 134 corrugations.

The Libra constellation situated in the Northern Hemisphere contains 83 stars visible with the naked eye.