3 Roubles The 1st Tibet Expedition

€38,591.00
IssuerRussia
Year1999
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value3 Roubles
CurrencyRouble (1998-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight34.88 g
Dimensions39 mm
Thickness3.30 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Reverse: Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#638, CBR#5111-0066, Schön#608
Obverse descriptionIn the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin, 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 — «1999», 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 scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse letteringТРИ РУБЛЯ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 900 • 1999 г. • 31,1 СПМД
(Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse descriptionThe picture of members of an expedition against the background of a mountain plateau, to the right — the dates «1879» «1880», at the top to the left — a mountain goat, to the right a yak, at the bottom to the left — the Przhevalsky`s horse and to the right — an antelope. The inscription along the rim: «1-я ТИБЕТСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ» (THE 1ST TIBET EXPEDITION).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse lettering1-я ТИБЕТСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ 1879 1880
(Translation: The 1st Tibet Expedition)
Edge300 corrugations
Mint(СПМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage1999 СПМД - Proof - 15 000
Catalog ID2684680610
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