Description:
Obverse
In the centre – the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it – the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim – on top: "ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ" (FIFTY RUBLES), below: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre – the year of issue "2015 г." (2015), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
In the centre of the disc on the mirror field – the profile portrait of F.P. Litke, to the right of it below – the inscription: "Ф.П. ЛИТКЕ" (F.P. LITKE), the inscription above along the rim: "РУССКОЕ ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО ОСН. в 1845 г." (RUSSIAN GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY FOUNDED. in 1845).
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