The obverse of the coin bears a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions: ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination: ‘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 St. Petersburg 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 of the coin bears a relief image of the Fiagdon Monastery in North Ossetia-Alania against the background of a mountain landscape laser treated for matte finishing. The relief inscription ‘КРЕЩЕНИЕ АЛАНИИ’ (CHRISTIANISATION OF ALANIA) is around the upper circumference. An image of the traditional Alanian cross and the numeral ‘1100’, both in polished relief, are below in the matted field.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
КРЕЩЕНИЕ АЛАНИИ
1100 (Translation: CHRISTIANISATION OF ALANIA)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)