| Issuer | Russia |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| 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: Igor Sergeevich Komshilov |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#647, CBR#5111-0077, Schön#627 |
| 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 ММД (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia MMD) |
| Reverse description | To the left — elements of Moscow panorama with the views of the Moscow Kremlin, to the right — the Tyananmeny Gate («The Gate of the Sky Tranquillity») in Peking, at the top — the rising sun, under it — the inscription in two lines: «50 ЛЕТ» (50 YEARS), at the bottom — the inscription in four lines: «УСТАНОВЛЕНИЯ ДИПЛОМАТИЧЕСКИХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ С КНР» (ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE PRC). |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | 50 ЛЕТ
УСТАНОВЛЕНИЯ
ДИПЛОМАТИЧЕСКИХ
ОТНОШЕНИЙ
С КНР (Translation: Anniversary of the Establishing Diplomatic Relations with the PRC (People`s Republic of China)) |
| Edge | 300 corrugations |
| Mint | (ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date) |
| Mintage | 1999 ММД - Proof - 3 000 |
| Catalog ID | 4798307410 |
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