Bicentenary of the Birthday of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov

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 "2014 г." (2014), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

a fragment of the self-portrait of Mikhail Lermontov against a background of the sea landscape with a sailing boat, above – dates: "1814" and "1841" and the facsimile signature of the writer.

Authors

The artist: A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 134 corrugations.