The International Arctic Year

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: «ОДНА ТЫСЯЧА РУБЛЕЙ» (ONE THOUSAND RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue «2007 г.» (2007), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the centre – the icebreaker «Lenin» laying the way through ice, behind it – a transport ship. The inscription on top along the rim divided by a stylized map of the Arctic area: «МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ ПОЛЯРНЫЙ ГОД» (THE INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC YEAR).

Authors

The artists: A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia,
A.D. Schablykin, E.V. Kramskaya.
The sculptor: I.I. Kopytkin
Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 210 corrugations.

The icebreaker «Lenin», the first nuclear-powered civil vessel in the world, intended to lay ways for transport ships through the Northern Sea Route and also for expeditionary navigation in Arctic regions, was launched on December 5, 1957.