850 th Anniversary of Moscow

Obverse

the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г.» (ONE RUBLE 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.

Reverse

the picture of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. Below — the inscription «МОСКВА» (MOSCOW), to the right – the Coat of Arms of Moscow and the figure «850».

Authors

The artists: A.V. Baklanov, A.A. Kolodkin
The sculptor: I.S. Komshilov
Moscow Mint (ММД)
The edge: 200 corrugations

The Bolshoi Theater, founded in 1776, is one of the Russian and world centers of music and theater. Its present building was built in 1824 by architects O.I. Bovet and A.A. Mikhailov. It was reconstructed in 1856 by architect A.K. Kavos. The Bolshoi Theater is a model of the Russian architecture of the middle XIXth century. First Russian and foreign operas and ballets were staged here.