In the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription `БАНК РОССИИ` (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed bу а circle of dots and inscriptions, above - the denomination: `ДВЕСТИ РУБЛЕЙ` (TWO НUNDRED ROUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue `2003 г.` (2003) to the right in two lines - the fine metal content, the mint trade mark and the ordinal number sign of the coin №___, along the rim – two concentric lines with four decorative elements.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ДВЕСТИ РУБЛЕЙ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 900 • 2003 г. • 3 КГ СПМД •
№ 300 (Translation: Two hundred Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
In the cartouche, in the centre - the monument to Peter I the Great (`Bronze Horseman`) standing on the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, at the top to the left - three sailing ships against the background of outlines of the Admiralty, at the bottom, against the background of the Kunstkamer outlines - an astronomic instrument, a scroll, dividers, a compass, an angle-bar, two books, at the top to the right - the picture of the two-headed eagle under the crown with orb and sceptre against the background of outlines of buildings of 12 semi-ministries `kollegii`, at the bottom, against the background of the Shlisselburg Fortress outlines - banners, cannons, cannon-balls, guns, a drum and a shield featuring the two-headed eagle.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
390 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
