Flamingo

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.