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3 Kopecks 11 orbits
| Issuer | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1937-1948 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1924-1958) |
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| Obverse description | The State Coat of Arms of the Soviet Union occupies the central field, featuring a globe displaying the eastern hemisphere flanked by symmetrical sheaves of wheat bound with ribbon at the base, with eleven orbiting bands encircling the globe. A hammer and sickle are superimposed at the center of the globe, and a five-pointed star surmounts the design at the apex. The Cyrillic legend СССР (USSR) is inscribed in large characters along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '3' dominates the upper central field, below which the Cyrillic denomination КОПЕЙКИ (Kopecks) is inscribed in a straight legend across the middle of the coin. The date appears at the lower center. The entire design is framed by two symmetrical wheat sprigs rising from the base and curving inward at the upper sides, their tips nearly meeting above the numeral. |
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The "11 orbits" designation refers to the number of bound wheat sheaves encircling the globe on the reverse — a detail Soviet numismatists use to distinguish this type from earlier variants with different sheaf counts, reflecting incremental design revisions tied to changes in the official count of Soviet republics. The 1937 revision corresponded broadly with the 1936 Stalin Constitution, which reorganized the union's federal structure.
Wartime strikes from 1941–1945 are notoriously inconsistent in quality, with planchet shortages forcing the mint to work with substandard stock.