In the middle of the field is the center of the coat of arms of the USSR. Under it is the denomination "ONE RUBLE", written in two horizontal lines, even lower - an asterisk. From it on the circumference, adjacent to the outer contour of the coin, the inscription "HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE BIRTHDAY OF VI LENIN". On the sides of the emblem at the level of the lower coil of the tape are two letters from the inscription "USSR" on the left and on the right.

On the matte spotted background, the glossy image of VI Lenin (profile to the right). Under the portrait in a semicircular jubilee dates "1870-1970". Circumferential edge. Against the background, along the whole edge, decorative ornament in the form of dots. Image, inscription and points are embossed.

Alternating five-pointed asterisks and round points (10 pairs in total).

Artist VA Ermakov. The author of modeling NA Sokolov. The coinage was produced at the Leningrad Mint. Official data on the circulation of coins with the quality of proof-like are not known. Presumably, coins of this quality (known among collectors as "old people") were minted at the Leningrad Mint at the end of the seventies in preparation for the Moscow Olympics. Coins with this quality of coinage were distributed (mainly for currency) as individual copies, packed in cellophane bags, and in sets that included the first five issues of commemorative coins of the USSR with a denomination of "1 ruble", laid in black morocco boxes or transparent plastic containers .