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3 Roubles The City of Smolensk
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Thickness | 3.30 mm |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the official emblem of the Bank of Russia — a double-headed eagle with wings lowered — is depicted in relief within a beaded inner circle. The upper arc of the legend reads `ТРИ РУБЛЯ` (Three Roubles), while the lower arc is divided into three parts: to the left, the fineness designation `Ag 925`; at centre, the date of issue `2013 г.`; and to the right, the fine metal content `31,1` followed by the Moscow Mint monogram `ММД`. The overall design is executed in a restrained, official style consistent with standard Bank of Russia commemorative coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1150 лет СМОЛЕНСК (Translation: 1150 years Smolensk) |
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Smolensk's place in Russian memory is inseparable from catastrophe — sacked by Napoleon in 1812, then nearly obliterated during the Wehrmacht's advance in 1941. The city was under German occupation for over two years before Soviet forces retook it in September 1943. This coin was issued as part of the Bank of Russia's long-running "Ancient Towns of Russia" commemorative program, which has produced hundreds of similar silver pieces since the 1990s.