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Bobsleigh

The XXII Olympic Winter Games and the XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in the City of Sochi
Date of Issue
01.09.2011
Catalogue number
5216-0076
Denomination
50 rubles
Quality
Proof
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
20,000

Obverse

in the centre - the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation (a two-headed spread eagle with wings up crowned with two small crowns and - over them - with a big one connected by a strip. The eagle holds a sceptre in his dexter talon and an orb in the sinister talon. Upon its breast on a shield - a knight in the cloak sitting on the horseback slaying a dragon toppled over and trampled by the horse), above - the semicircular inscription along the rim: "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed on both sides by ornamental elements of doubled rhombuses, inscriptions in the lower part of the disc, to the left of the heraldic eagle - indicating the precious metal and its fineness, to the right - indicating the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, on bottom at the edge - inscription: "50 РУБЛЕЙ" (50 RUBLES) and the date: "2014 г." (2014) under it.

Reverse

in the centre of the matted disc - the relief image of four sportsmen in a bob-luge driving down the track, which is framed by snow-drifts at both sides. In the background - the distant mountains, below - five Olympic rings, under them at the rim - the inscription made by the technique "proof": "СОЧИ 2014" (SOCHI 2014).

Authors

The artist: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia (reverse).
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.N. Bessonov (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 134 corrugations.

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