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50 rubles 2011 Russia gold coin – Bobsleigh

50 rubles proof coin
Gold 999/1000
quality proof;
diameter 22,60 (-0,15)mm
weight 7,89 (±0,10) g.
Mintage 20000 pcs
Date of issue: 01.09.2011

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Description

The XXII Olympic Winter Games and the XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in the City of Sochi

The 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.

The 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).