Description:
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: "ОДИН РУБЛЬ" (ONE RUBLE), 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 of the disc - the image of a biplane with two five-pointed stars on the fuselage and the fin, after the plane against the pale blue background - five bow-shaped white stripes, three stripes to the left and two ones to the right; to the left above, over the wing of the plane - the horizontal inscription: "У-2" (U-2), to the left below along the rim - the semicircular inscription: "ИСТОРИЯ РУССКОЙ АВИАЦИИ" (THE HISTORY OF RUSSIAN AVIATION).
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