The XXIXth Olympic Summer Games (Beijing)

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: "ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ" (FIFTY RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2008 г." (2008), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the centre - a sportswoman at performing gymnastic exercise with the ribbon, below to the right - a vegetable ornament, above to the left - the date "2008" drown in the style of chinese hieroglyphs.

Authors

The artist: T.V. Lifatova.
The sculptor: Y.S. Gogol.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 134 corrugations.