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 `2002`, 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 • 2002 г. • 31,1 СПМД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
In the centre - Admiral Nakhimov on the seashore, to the left - the monument to scuttled ships in the city of Sevastopol, to the right - a cannon, in the background - sailing ships. The inscription at the top along the rim: `П.С. НАХИМОВ` (P.S.NAKHIMOV).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
П.С.
НАХИМОВ (Translation: P.S. Nakhimov)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)