Submarine Forces of the Navy

Obverse

in the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower – the semicircular inscription – «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «ОДИН РУБЛЬ» (ONE RUBLE), at the bottom – the year of issue «2006», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

the image of a submarine of inventor S.K. Dzhevetsky. The inscription at the top along the rim: «ПОДВОДНЫЕ СИЛЫ» (SUBMARINE FORCES).

Authors

The artist: E.V. Kramskaya.
The sculptor: M.A. Timofeyeya.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 200 corrugations.

On March 19,1906 the School of Undersea Swimming had been opened in St. Petersburg. This date became the Day of founding the Russian submarine forces.