50 Years of the Man's First Space Flight

Obverse

in the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ОДНА ТЫСЯЧА РУБЛЕЙ" (ONE THOUSAND RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2011 г." (2011), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the centre against the background of the celestial sky - the half-length portrait of Yu.A. Gagarin in the space-suit with the right hand raised in a salutary gesture, to the left below - the date in two lines: "12.04 1961 г." (12.04 1961), above - inscription along the rim: "50 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС" (50 YEARS OF THE MAN'S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT).

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: S.V. Erokhina.
Mint: Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 210 corrugations.