Zeren
Obverse
in the centre – 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 «2006», 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 relief image of a Zeren. The inscription along the rim: «ДЗЕРЕН» (ZEREN).
Authors
The artists: A.A. Dolgopolova, E.V. Kramskaya.
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.
Zeren (Procapra gutturosa) is known on account of occasional meetings in the south-eastern areas of Altai, in Tuva and Chita Region.