The Black Sea Bottle-Nosed Dolphin (Aphalina)
Red Data Book
Denomination
1 ruble
Quality
Proof
Metal, fineness
Silver 900/1000
Total weight, g
17.44 (±0.16)
Fine metal content not less than, g
15.55
Diameter, mm
33.00 (±0.20)
Thickness, mm
2.40 (±0.20)
Mintage, pcs
50,000
Obverse
in the center — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (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 framed by a circle of dots: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1995 г.» (ONE RUBLE 1995), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).
Reverse
a picture of a Black Sea bottle-nosed dolphin, below - the inscription along the rim: "ЧЕРНОМОРСКАЯ АФАЛИНА" (BLACK SEA BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN).
Authors
The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptors N.A. Nosov, L.S. Kamshilov
St. Petersburg Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 252 corrugations
The Black Sea bottle-nosed dolphin (Aphalina) - a very rare sub-species of the dolphin family.
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