Volcanoes of Kamchatka

Series:Russia in the UNESCO World Culture and Nature Heritage

Date of Issue

01.08.2008

Catalogue number

5220-0006

Russia in the UNESCO World Culture and Nature Heritage

Date of Issue

01.08.2008

Catalogue number

5220-0006

Denomination

1 000 rubles

Quality

Proof

Metal, fineness

Gold 999/1000

Total weight, g

156.40 (±0.70)

Fine metal content not less than, g

155.50

Diameter, mm

50.00 (±0.40)

Thickness, mm

5.70 (±0.35)

Mintage, pcs

250

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 "2008 г." (2008), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

the image of the extinct volcano with the reflection of its top against the water surface, at the bottom of the volcano - trees, above - the inscription along the rim: "ВУЛКАНЫ КАМЧАТКИ" (VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA).

Authors

The artist and sculptor: V.M. Erokhin
Mint: Moscow Mint (MMД).
The edge: 210 corrugations.

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