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The XIXth Winter Olympic Games 2002, Salt Lake City, USA

Date of Issue
11.01.2002
Catalogue number
5216-0033
Date of Issue
11.01.2002
Catalogue number
5216-0033
Denomination
50 rubles
Quality
Proof
Metal, fineness
Gold 900/1000
Total weight, g
8.75 (±0.10)
Fine metal content not less than, g
7.78
Diameter, mm
22.60 (-0.15)
Thickness, mm
1.50 (±0.15)
Mintage, pcs
3,000

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 - "ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ" (FIFTY RUBLES), at the bottom - the year of issue "2002", 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

in the centre - a woman figure skater, to the left -the date "2002", at the bottom - a floating eagle. The inscription along the rim: "XIX ЗИМНИЕ ОЛИМПИЙСКИЕ ИГРЫ СОЛТ-ЛЕЙК-СИТИ" (THE XIXth WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES SALT LAKE CITY).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 200corrugations.

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