Dmitri Donskoy

Obverse

the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «50 РУБЛЕЙ 1996 г.» (50 RUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.

Reverse

a view of the monument to Dmitri Donskoy on the Kulikovo Plain (architect Alexander Bryullov, 1850), below - two swords and a shield, to the left - two birds, to the rigth - the outlines of a church. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "1000-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИИ - ДМИТРИЙ ДОНСКОЙ" (THE MILLENIUM OF RUSSIA - DMITRI DONSKOY), at the bottom - "ПАМЯТНИК ДМИТРИЮ ДОНСКОМУ" (THE MONUMENT TO DMITRI DONSKOY), separated by a decorative pattern.

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: A.V. Baklanov
Moscow Mint (ММД)
The edge: 134 corrugations

Dmitri Donskoy (1350-1389), the Grand Duke of Moscow (from 1359) and Vladimir (from 1362), led the Russian people's armed struggle against the Tatar-Mongol invaders. On September 8, 1380 he defeated the army of the Tatar khan Mamai on Kulikovo Plane, a field in the upper reaches of the River Don, after which he received the name Donskoy. In his reign Moscow finally established its leadership among Russian lands. Dmitri Donskoy was buried in the Moscow Kremlin's Archangel Cathedral.