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 `2003`, 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 • 2003 г. • 31,1 ММД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
The view of monuments of the Ipatyevsky Monastery on a riverside, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top - `ИПАТЬЕВСКИЙ МОНАСТЫРЬ` (THE IPATYEVSKY MONASTERY), at the bottom - `КОСТРОМА` (KOSTROMA), above it - the dates `XIV - XIX вв.` (XIVth - XIXth centuries).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ИПАТЬЕВСКИЙ МОНАСТЫРЬ
XIV - XIX вв.
КОСТРОМА (Translation: THE IPATYEVSKY MONASTERY KOSTROMA)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)