Saint George the Victorious

Obverse

a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the rim the inscription in a semicircle ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms are the chemical symbol and fineness of the metal on the left and fine metal content and the mint mark on the right, at the bottom centre in three lines are the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘50 РУБЛЕЙ’ (50 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2024 г.’ (2024).

Reverse

a relief image of Saint George the Victorious on horseback killing a dragon with a spear.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia (reverse).
Mint: Moscow and Saint Petersburg Mints (ММД, СПМД).
Edge: 134 corrugations.

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Ancient Russia and the neighbouring states used the image of Saint George the Victorious as elements of national symbols, including on dukes’ seals, flags, coats of arms, and coins. His image was an element of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire and is now on the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation.