The obverse: in the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle with wings down), lower -the semicircular inscription - "БАНК РОССИИ" (Banco de Rusia) framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: arriba - "ОДИН РУБЛЬ" (Un Rublo), at the bottom - the year of issue "2003", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
The reverse: the relief picture of a Far-Eastern turtle. The inscription along the rim: "ДАЛЬНЕВОСТОЧНАЯ ЧЕРЕПАХА" (The Far-Eastern Turtle).
El Artista: A.S. Kunats.
El Escultor: E.V. Kramskaya.
S. Petersburgo (СПМД).