1 Rouble World Football Championship 1998

Features

Issuer	Russia › Russian Federation (1991-date)
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Russia (Банк России)
Period	Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1997
Value	1 Rouble (1 RUR)
Currency	Rouble (1992-1997)
Composition	Silver (.925)
Weight	8.53 g
Diameter	25.00 mm
Thickness	2.20 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1 January 1998
Number	N# 28907
References	Y# 576 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). , CBR# 5109-0026 Central Bank of Russia (https://www.cbr.ru/eng/cash_circulation/memorable_coins/coins_base/) , Schön# 521 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

1998 FIFA World Cup

Obverse

The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г.» (ONE ROUBLE 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.

Scripts: Cyrillic, Latin

Lettering:
ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г.
Ag 925 ЛМД 7,78
БАНК РОССИИ

Translation:
ONE ROUBLE
LMD
BANK OF RUSSIA

Engraver: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov (Александр Васильевич Бакланов)

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov (Александр Васильевич Бакланов)

Reverse

The picture of a goal keeper and three football players fighting for the ball in the field, in the background – the Eiffel Tower against a hemisphere of the globe. The inscription at the top along the rim: «ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА ПО ФУТБОЛУ» (THE WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP), at the bottom – «ФРАНЦИЯ. 1998» (FRANCE. 1998).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА ПО ФУТБОЛУ
ФРАНЦИЯ 1998

Translation:
THE WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
FRANCE

Engraver: Sergey Alexandrovich Kornilov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov (Александр Васильевич Бакланов)

Edge

200 corrugations

Mint

(ЛМД)

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation (1724-date)

Comments

Date of issue: 18 NOV 1997

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1997 ЛМД			20 000							$ 58		Proof

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Actual silver weight: 0.254 oz

Current silver price: 72.64 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 92 Lot 1737	15 Aug 2023	UNC	USD 19.72 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 2089	29 Oct 2022	UNC	USD 17.40 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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