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  1.30 (±0.15)

Mintage, pcs  7,000 

Obverse

in the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower – the semicircular inscription – «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ» (FIFTY RUBLES), at the bottom – the year of issue «2005», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

against the background of a banner’s width – the jubilee medal «The 60th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 – 1945», to the left, on the matted field – the dates in two lines «1941»«1945», lower – a laurel twig.

Authors

The Artist: E.V. Kramskaya.

The Sculptor: Computer Simulation.

Moscow Mint (MМД).

The Edge: 134 Corrugations.

The jubilee medal was instituted to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 and to pay a deep tribute to the great feat of arms, heroism and dedication of war veterans.