Sand Mole-Rat
Red Data Book
Denomination
1 ruble
Quality
Proof
Metal, fineness
Silver 900/1000
Total weight, g
17.44 (±0.16)
Fine metal content not less than, g
15.55
Diameter, mm
33.0 (± 0.20)
Thickness, mm
2.40 (±0.20)
Mintage, pcs
50,000
Obverse
the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1996 г.» (ONE RUBLE 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.
Reverse
the picture of a sand mole-rat. The inscription along the rim at the bottom: «ПЕСЧАННЫЙ СЛЕПЫШ» (SAND MOLE-RAT).
Authors
The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptors: L.S. Kamshilov, D.Y. Perepelkin
St. Petersburg Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 252 corrugations
The sand mole-rat is a very rare rodent endemic to the northern Black Sea region-the sands on the left bank of the lower reaches of Dnieper in the Kherson Region. It is a protected species.
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