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) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 ROUBLES), the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Ag 925 31,1
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
3 РУБЛЯ
2023 г. (Translation: Russian Federation SPMD Bank of Russia Roubles)
Reverse description
The reverse of the coin features a relief image of the water tower rising above tree crowns, laser treated for matte finishing; an image of the construction elements of the tower, laser treated for matte finishing, on the right; and the relief inscriptions on the left: ‘ВОДОНАПОРНАЯ БАШНЯ’ (WATER TOWER) around the upper circumference, and ‘В.Г. ШУХОВА’ (V. G. SHUKHOV) and ‘ЛИПЕЦКАЯ ОБЛАСТЬ’ (LIPETSK REGION) below in two lines, as well as the year ‘1896’ separated by a decorative element.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ВОДОНАПОРНАЯ БАШНЯ
В.Г. ШУХОВА
ЛИПЕЦКАЯ ОБЛАСТЬ
1896 (Translation: WATER TOWER V. G. SHUKHOV LIPETSK REGION)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)