Twins

Series:Signs of the Zodiac

Date of Issue

05.05.2004

Catalogue number

5216-0051

Signs of the Zodiac

Date of Issue

05.05.2004

Catalogue number

5216-0051

Denomination

50 rubles

Quality

UNC

Metal, fineness

Gold 999/1000

Total weight, g

7.89 (±0.10)

Fine metal content not less than, g

7.78

Diameter, mm

22.60(±0.15)

Thickness, mm

1.60 (±0.20)

Mintage, pcs

10,000

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 «2004», 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 two children – twins against the back-ground of stars, to the right – the sign of the Twins Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.A.D. Shablykin.
The sculptors: A.I. Parfionov.
Moscow Mint (МMД).
The edge: 134 corrugations

The Twins constellation situated in the Northern Hemisphere contains 121 stars visible with the naked eye

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