| Issuer | Russia |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Value | 3 Roubles |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 34.88 g |
| Dimensions | 39 mm |
| Thickness | 3.30 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov Reverse: Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#638, CBR#5111-0066, Schön#608 |
| Obverse description | In 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 script | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ТРИ РУБЛЯ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 900 • 1999 г. • 31,1 СПМД (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
| Reverse description | The 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 script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | 1-я ТИБЕТСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ
1879 1880 (Translation: The 1st Tibet Expedition) |
| Edge | 300 corrugations |
| Mint | (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 1999 СПМД - Proof - 15 000 |
| Catalog ID | 2684680610 |
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