Description:
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 three football players in the field against a background of the Peter Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg during the first football match held on October 24th 1897, below – the emblem with the abbreviation «СПБ КЛС» (THE ST.PETERSBURG CIRCLE OF AMATEURS). The inscriptions at the bottom along the rim in two lines: «САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ. 1897» (SAINT-PETERSBURG. 1897) and «ПЕРВЫЙ ФУТБОЛЬНЫЙ МАТЧ» (THE FIRST FOOTBALL MATCH), at the top – «100-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФУТБОЛА» (100 TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOOTBALL IN RUSSIA).
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