Flamingo
Red Data Book
Denomination
1 ruble
Quality
Proof
Metal, fineness
Silver 900/1000
Total weight, g
17.44 (±0.16)
Fine metal content not less than, g
15.55
Diameter, mm
33.00 (±0.20)
Thickness, mm
2.40 (±0.20)
Mintage, pcs
15,000
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 a flamingo. The inscription at the bottom along the rim: «ФЛАМИНГО» (THE FLAMINGO).
Authors
The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: I.S. Komshilov
St. Petersburg Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 252 corrugations
The flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) nestles on the north-eastern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the south of Turgai plateau. Despite a relatively large number of flamingoes, it tends to reduce.
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