West Siberian Beaver
Obverse
in the center — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower — the semicircular inscription — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ» (ONE RUBLE), at the bottom — the year of issue «2001», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
the picture of a couple of beavers. The inscription along the rim: «ЗАПАДНОСИБИРСКИЙ БОБР» (THE WEST SIBERIAN BEAVER).
Authors
The artist: A.S. Kunats.
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.
The West Siberian beaver (Castor fiber pohlei) inhabits the basin of the Oby and Irtysh rivers in the Western Siberia and the region behind the Ural. It is protected by the State.