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).
Related Coins
1 Polushka - Aleksandr I (ЕМ)
Country: Russia - Empire
(Russia) / Denomination: 1 Polushka = 1/4 Kopeck = 1/400 Ruble
(0.0025)
Year: 1803-1810 / Material: Copper
50 Rubles (The 150th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Russian Historical Society)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 50 Rubles
50 RUB = 0.80 USD
Year: 2016 / Material: Gold (.999)
50 Rubles (Leo)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 50 Rubles
50 RUB = 0.80 USD
Year: 2003 / Material: Gold (.999)
10 Rubles (The 225th Anniversary of the Bolshoi Theater)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 10 Rubles
10 RUB = 0.16 USD
Year: 2001 / Material: Gold (.999)
1 Ruble (The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 1 Ruble
1 RUB = 0.016 USD
Year: 2017 / Material: Silver (.925)
3 Rubles (50 Years of United Nations)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 3 Rubles
(3 RUR)
Year: 1995 / Material: Silver (.900)
3 Rubles (Battle of Chudskoye Lake)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 3 Rubles
(3 RUR)
Year: 1992 / Material: Copper-nickel
Kopeck - Vasiliy IV (Pskov; ПС)
Country: Russia - Empire
(Russia) / Denomination: 1 Kopeck
(0.01)
Year: (1606-1610) / Material: Silver (.960)
200 Rubles (Football)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 200 Rubles
200 RUB = 3.18 USD
Year: 2013 / Material: Gold (.999)
10 Kopecks (Trial Strike; A4)
Country: Soviet Union (USSR)
(Russia) / Denomination: 10 Kopecks
(0.1 SUR)
Year: 1956 / Material: Lead






















