Scorpion

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 - "ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ" (FIFTY RUBLES), at the bottom - the year of issue "2003", 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 picture of a scorpion against the background of stars, at the top - the sign of the Scorpion Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artists: S.A. Kozlov, A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: A.S. Khazov.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 134 corrugations.

The Scorpion constellation situated in the Northern Hemisphere contains 162 stars visible with the naked eye.