The obverse of the coins bears a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and inscriptions: ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coins ‘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 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 features relief images of the portrait of Peter the Great in profile, the Peter and Paul Fortress, ships sailing the Neva River, and a ribbon with the inscription ‘САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ’ (SAINT PETERSBURG), as well as a relief of one of the first images of the coat of arms of St Petersburg with a coloured coating; at the bottom, along the circumference, there is a relief inscription: ‘ПЕТР I • ПРЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬ’ (PETER I • THE REFORMER).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ
ПЕТР I • ПРЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬ (Translation: SAINT PETERSBURG PETER I • THE REFORMER)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)