The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions: ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination: ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 ROUBLES), the year of issue: ‘2022 г.’ (2022), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the St. Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Ag 925 31,1
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
3 РУБЛЯ
2022 г. (Translation: Russian Federation SPMD Bank of Russia Roubles)
Reverse description
The reverse of the coin features a relief image of the monument in honour of Russian intelligence officers ‘Отечество, доблесть, честь’ (Fatherland, Valour, Honour) against the background of the image of the main entrance to the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service laser treated for matte finishing. There are relief inscriptions along the circumference: ‘БЕЗ ПРАВА НА СЛАВУ ВО СЛАВУ ДЕРЖАВЫ’ (WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO GLORY FOR THE GLORY OF THE STATE), ‘УПРАВЛЕНИЕ С’ (DIRECTORATE S), ‘100 ЛЕТ’ (100 YEARS), ‘СВР РОССИИ’ (RUSSIA’S SVR) separated by the images of a small emblem of the illegal intelligence service and a laurel branch.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
БЕЗ ПРАВА НА СЛАВУ ВО СЛАВУ
ДЕРЖАВЫ
УПРАВЛЕНИЕ С
100 ЛЕТ
СВР РОССИИ (Translation: WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO GLORY FOR THE GLORY OF THE STATE DIRECTORATE S YEARS RUSSIA’S SVR)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)