100 th Anniversary of Football in Russia

Obverse

the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г.» (ONE RUBLE 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.

Reverse

the picture of football players at the moment of the final game for the Europe Cup between the USSR and Yugoslavia teams in Paris in 1960, which scored 2-1 for the Soviets. To the left — the picture of the Eiffel Tower and the Cup with the inscription «ПАРИЖ» (Paris). The inscription at the bottom along the rim: «КУБОК ЕВРОПЫ. 1960» (THE EUROPE CUP. 1960). The goalkeeper of the USSR team was famous Lev Yashin. The inscription at the top along the rim: «100-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФУТБОЛА» (100 TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOOTBALL IN RUSSIA).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova
St. Petersburg Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 200 corrugations

The birthday of football in Russia is considered to be October 24th 1897 when the first football match took place in St. Petersburg between the teams of the football players’ circle of Vasileostrovski district and of the sport amateurs’ circle of St. Petersburg.