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3 Roubles The 1st Tibet Expedition
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 3 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the State Emblem of the Bank of Russia featuring the double-headed eagle after the design of Ivan Bilibin, surrounded by a beaded border. The semicircular legend «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA) appears below the eagle within the inner circle. Along the upper rim runs the denomination legend «ТРИ РУБЛЯ» (THREE ROUBLES), while the date «1999» is inscribed along the lower rim. To the left of the eagle in the field appear the metal purity designation «Ag 900», and to the right the fine metal content «31,1» and the Saint Petersburg Mint privy mark «СПМД». |
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| Obverse lettering | ТРИ РУБЛЯ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 900 • 1999 г. • 31,1 СПМД (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
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Russia's 1999 commemorative program for Himalayan exploration honored the Soviet-era expeditions led by Nikolai Roerich, whose 1924–1928 journey through Tibet carried as much mystical and political baggage as scientific purpose — the Soviet government quietly backed the expedition partly to gather intelligence and extend influence into Central Asia, while Roerich himself pursued a quasi-religious mission he called the "Great Plan." The dual agenda was never fully reconciled, and Soviet authorities eventually distanced themselves from Roerich entirely.