| Issuer | Russia |
| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 3 Roubles |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) plated silver (.925) |
| Weight | 36.77 g |
| Dimensions | 39 mm |
| Thickness | 3.30 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#1115, CBR#5611-0003, Schön#1069 |
| Obverse description | In the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription `БАНК РОССИИ` (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: `ТРИ РУБЛЯ` (THREE ROUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue `2008 г.` (2008), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ТРИ РУБЛЯ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 925 • 2008 г. • 31,1 СПМД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
| Reverse description | In the centre - the matted image of the corner part of a post envelope with three post stamps on it in two lines, one of them, below to the right is made in form of golden inset with two inscriptions above: to the left - `Au 99,9`, to the right - `1,55`. Two others stamps are drown in half-tint, on one of them, to the left - inscription in half-tint in two lines `Овручъапрдня 1858` (Delivered on day of April 1858); above - inscription in four lines `150-ЛЕТИЕ ПЕРВОЙ РОССИЙСКОЙ ПОЧТОВОЙ МАРКИ` (150-th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST RUSSIAN POST STAMP), below - a penholder with the steel pen. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | 150-ЛЕТИЕ
ПЕРВОЙ
РОССИЙСКОЙ
ПОЧТОВОЙ МАРКИ (Translation: ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST RUSSIAN POST STAMP) |
| Edge | 300 corrugations |
| Mint | (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 2008 СПМД - Proof - 8 000 |
| Catalog ID | 9022524740 |
| Comments |
