Airborne Troops

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 «2006», 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 image of the Airborne Troops Emblem of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The inscription at the bottom along the rim: «ВОЗДУШНО-ДЕСАНТНЫЕ ВОЙСКА» (AIRBORNE TROOPS).

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kornilov.
The sculptor: A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 200 corrugations.