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 `2004`, 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 • 2004 г. • 31,1 ММД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
In the centre – the icon `The Transfiguration`, the inscriptions to the left and to the right from it depicted from top to bottom – `ФЕОФАН` `ГРЕК` (THEOPHANES) (THE GREEK).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ФЕОФАН
ГРЕК (Translation: Theophanes the Greek)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)