500 Russian Rubles banknote (1997)

500 ruplaa, Venäjä, 1997

The Bank of Russia issued Russian Ruble banknotes in 10 different denominations, including this 500 Russian Rubles banknote (1997). They are part of the current Russian Ruble banknotes series. The Bank of Russia started issuing these 500 Russian Ruble banknotes in 1997. They are currently still in circulation.

On the banknote of 500 Russian Rubles is the statue of Peter the Great, Tsar and Emperor of the Russian Empire. In the background is a sailing ship and the port of Arkhangelsk in the Oblast region. The backside of the 500 RUB note from 1997 is a view on the fortified monastery on Solovetsky Island in the White Sea.