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 СПМД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
The portraits of scientists against the background of the University of St. Petersburg, under every of them — the corresponding initials with the surname: «А.А.УХТОМСКИЙ» (A.A.UKHTOMSKY), «В.И.СМИРНОВ» (V.I.SMIRNOV), «В.А.ФОК» (V.A.FOCK), «Д.И.МЕНДЕЛЕЕВ» (D.I.MENDELEYEV), at the bottom — the emblem of the University. The inscriptions along the rim: «САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» (THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT PETERSBURG) «ОСНОВАН В 1724 ГОДУ» (FOUNDED IN 1724).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ
УНИВЕРСИТЕТ
ОСНОВАН В 1724 ГОДУ
А.А.УХТОМСКИЙ В.И.СМИРНОВ В.А.ФОК Д.И.МЕНДЕЛЕЕВ (Translation: THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT PETERSBURG A.A.UKHTOMSKY V.I.SMIRNOV V.A.FOCK D.I.MENDELEYEV FOUNDED IN)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
