Black Sea Aphalina
Red Data Book
Denomination
50 rubles
Quality
UNC
Alloy
copper, nickel
Total weight, g
Fine metal content not less than, g
Diameter, mm
25.00
Thickness, mm
Mintage, pcs
300,000
Obverse
in the center - the emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin), under it to the right - the mint trademark. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ 1993 г.» (FIFTY RUBLES 1993), at the bottom — "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA).
Reverse
a Black Sea Aphalina with a sea wave in the background, the inscriptions along the rim separated by two dots: at the top - "КРАСНАЯ КНИГА" (THE RED DATA BOOK), at the bottom - "ЧЕРНОМОРСКАЯ АФАЛИНА" (BLACK SEA APHALINA).
Authors
The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: N.A. Nosov
Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: broken serration with a 3-mm step
The Black Sea Aphalina - a very rare sub-species of the dolphin family.
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