Anniversary of the State Sovereignty of Russia

Obverse

in the center of the disc - the relief image of cupolas of the Intercession Cathedral on the Moat on the Red Square and Spassky Tower of the Moscow Kremlin, to the left above – the two-headed eagle with wings down, under the cathedral to the right - the mint trade mark, at the bottom in the centre, in three lines – the denomination and year of issue: "1 РУБЛЬ 1992" (1 RUBLE 1992), along the rim – semicircular inscriptions, to the left: "БАНК" (BANK), to the right: "РОССИИ" (OF RUSSIA).

Reverse

in the centre of the disc – the relief allegoric image of the Goddess the Victory holding the wreath in her raised hand, in the background to the right - the House of Soviets of the Russian Federation in Moscow, along the rim – circular inscriptions: "СУВЕРЕНИТЕТ" (SOVEREIGNTY), "ДЕМОКРАТИЯ" (DEMOCRACY), "ВОЗРОЖДЕНИЕ" (RENASCENCE) divided by three laurel branches.

Authors

The artist and sculptor: A.V. Baklanov
Mint: Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: two inscriptions "ОДИН РУБЛЬ" (ONE RUBLE) divided by two dots.

On June 12, 1990, the Declaration of the State Sovereignty of Russia was adopted by the Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian Federation. That event marked the beginning of an arduous process towards acquiring by Russia new political role as an independed and equal member of the international community of states.