On the mirror field of the disc the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it along the rim the semicircular inscription `РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ` (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms to the left indications of the precious metal and its fineness, to the right the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, at the bottom in the centre the inscription in three lines `БАНК РОССИИ` (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin `3 РУБЛЯ` (3 ROUBLES), the year of issue `2018 г.` (2018).
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Ag 925 31,1
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
3 РУБЛЯ
2018 г. (Translation: Russian Federation SPMD Bank of Russia Roubles)
Reverse description
A relief portrait of I.S. Turgenev surrounded by images associated with his works and, in the foreground, a writer’s utensils: a piece of paper, a candle and a pince-nez. At the bottom are the facsimile signature of the writer and the dates „1818” and „1883”.
Reverse script
Cyrillic (cursive)
Reverse lettering
Ив. Тургенев
1818 1883 (Translation: Iv. Turgenev)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)