In 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 «2001», 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 • 2001 г. • 31,1 ММД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
To the left — the letters ГТСК (the Russian abbreviation for the State Labour Savings-Bank) intertwined by a ribbon, and the dam Dnieproges (the hydro-electric power station on the Dniepr River), to the right — a savings-book, in the background — a tractor on the plough-land, above it — the rising sun, the inscription along the rim: «СБЕРЕГАТЕЛЬНОЕ ДЕЛО В РОССИИ» (THE SAVINGS-AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
СБЕРЕГАТЕЛЬНОЕ ДЕЛО В РОССИИ (Translation: The Savings-Affairs in Russia)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)