Himalaya Bear

Obverse

the two-headed eagle (designed by I.Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1994 г.» (ONE RUBLE 1994), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Reverse

a Himalaya bear against the background of plants, the inscription along the rim: "ГИМАЛАЙСКИЙ МЕДВЕДЬ" (HIMALAYA BEAR).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptors: S.M. Ivanov, A.A. Dolgopolova
Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 252 corrugations

The Himalayan bear inhabits in cedar forests, in the valleys of rivers, on the slopes of mountains in Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories. The Himalayan bear is a rare and disappearing species of Russian wildlife, which is protected in the Preserves Lazovsk, Sikhote-Alin and Ussuriysk.