3 Roubles The Leningrad Zoo

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IssuerRussia
Year2015
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value3 Roubles
CurrencyRouble (1998-date)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight33.94 g
Dimensions39 mm
Thickness3.30 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Reverse: Andrey Anatolyevich Brynza
In circulation to
Reference(s) CBR#5111-0301, Y#1618
Obverse descriptionIn 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 `2015 г.` (2015), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Obverse scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse letteringТРИ РУБЛЯ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 925 • 2015 г. • 31,1 СПМД •
(Translation: THREE ROUBLES BANK OF RUSSIA SPMD)
Reverse descriptionIn the centre on the mirror section of the disc – relief images of a polar bear with a cud, to the right of them below – image of a hippopotamus, on the matted zone along the rim at left and above – images of the entrance to the Zoo and its habitants: a monkey, an elephant, a giraffe, two birds, a moose, a tiger, to the right – contours of the Peter and Paul Church, to the left – the inscription in two lines: `150 ЛЕТ` (150 YEARS), below at the rim – the inscription in two lines: `ЛЕНИНГРАДСКИЙ ЗООПАРК` (THE LENINGRAD ZOO).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse lettering150 ЛЕТ ЛЕНИНГРАДСКИЙ ЗООПАРК
(Translation: YEARS THE LENINGRAD ZOO)
Edge300 corrugations
Mint(СПМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage2015 СПМД - Proof - 5 000
Catalog ID4466246660
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