White-Fish of the Volkhov River

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 – «ОДИН РУБЛЬ» (ONE RUBLE), at the bottom – the year of issue «2005», 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 relief picture of a white-fish of the Volkhov River.The inscription along the rim: «ВОЛХОВСКИЙ СИГ» (WHITE-FISH OF THE VOLKHOV RIVER).

Authors

The Artist: A.A. Dolgopolova.
The Sculptor: Yu.S. Gogol.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The Edge: 252 Corrugations.

The White-Fish of the Volkhov River (Coregonus lavaretus baeri) is spread in the south-east part of the Ladoga and in the rivers of Volkhov, Sviry, Siasy disgorged in it. It is protected by the State.