3 Roubles The Crucifix

€73,014.00
IssuerRussia
Year2002
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#781, CBR#5111-0103, Schön#753
Obverse descriptionIn the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, 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 -the year of issue `2002`, 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 • 2002 г. • 31,1 СПМД •
(Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse descriptionIn the centre - the Dionissy`s icon `The Crucifix` (painted in 1500) from the Trinity Cathedral of the PauI-Obnorsky Monastery situated close by the town Vologda (kept today in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). To the left and to the right from the icon - miniatures of the XVIth century from the `Personal Annalistic Code`: `The Stay in Military Opposition on the Ugra River in the Time of Ioann III` and `The Campaign of Ioann III against Novgorod`, the inscription at the bottom - `ДИОНИСИЙ` (DIONISSY).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringДИОНИСИЙ
(Translation: Dionissy)
Edge300 corrugations
Mint(СПМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage2002 СПМД - Proof - 10 000
Catalog ID8723450850
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