Statue of the Provincial and District Zemstvo Agencies from January 1, 1864

Obverse

in the centre – the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it – the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim – on top: "ОДНА ТЫСЯЧА РУБЛЕЙ" (ONE THOUSAND RUBLES), below: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre – the year of issue "2014 г." (2014), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

on the mirror field of the disc – relief images of the scroll with the inscription: "ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ О ГУБЕРНСКИХ И УЕЗДНЫХ ЗЕМСКИХ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЯХ" (STATUE OF THE PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT ZEMSTVO AGENCIES), the date: "1 января 1864 г." (January 1, 1864), the signature of Alexander II and a goose quill, as well as pictures of some objects of zemstvo self-government in Russia: the seal of a conciliator, the badge of a zemstvo doctor, a postage stamp, documents, figures of a ploughman, schoolchildren, bureaucrats, symbols of the justice (a column) and trade (the rod of Mercury), below along the rim – inscription: "150 ЛЕТ ЭПОХЕ ВЕЛИКИХ РЕФОРМ" (150 YEARS OF THE GREAT REFORMS).

Authors

The artist: A.А. Brynza.
The sculptor: A.I. Molostov.
Mint: Моscow Mint (ММД).
Edge: 210 corrugations.