Sandy Mole-Rat

Obverse

the two-headed eagle (designed by I.Bilibin), the inscriptions along the rim framed by an ornament: at the top — «50 РУБЛЕЙ 1994 г.» (50 RUBLES 1994), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Reverse

the relief picture of a sandy mole-rat against the background of plants, the inscriptions along the rim separated by two dots: at the top - "КРАСНАЯ КНИГА" (RED DATA BOOK), at the bottom - "ПЕСЧАНЫЙ СЛЕПЫШ" (SANDY MOLE-RAT).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: L.S. Kamshilov
Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 252 corrugations

The sandy mole-rat - a very rare species of rodents found only in the Northern Black Sea Regions - in the sands of the left beach of the river Dnieper of Kherson Region, is under protection.