Center: Bank of Russia emblem (I. Bilibin's two-headed eagle), with metal details below. Around the rim, within a dotted circle: "50 РУБЛЕЙ 1995 г." above and "БАНК РОССИИ" below.
The Church of the Saviour on the Nereditsa near Novgorod, with the mythical bird Sirin to the left. Inscriptions: "1000-летие России * Александр Невский" above and "Церковь Спасо-Нередицы" below.