In the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower — the semicircular inscription — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ТРИ РУБЛЯ» (THREE ROUBLES), at the bottom — the year of issue «2001», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ТРИ РУБЛЯ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 900 • 2001 г. • 31,1 СПМД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
The complex of premises of the Savings-Bank of the Russian Federation in Moscow, above it — its Emblem, in the background — outlines of Moscow City, the inscription along the rim: «СБЕРЕГАТЕЛЬНОЕ ДЕЛО В РОССИИ» (THE SAVINGS-AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
СБЕРЕГАТЕЛЬНОЕ ДЕЛО В РОССИИ (Translation: The Savings-Affairs in Russia)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)