The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 ROUBLES), the year of issue ‘2022 г.’ (2022), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Ag 925 31,1
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
3 РУБЛЯ
2022 г. (Translation: Russian Federation SPMD Bank of Russia Roubles)
Reverse description
The reverse of the coin bears images of Ivan riding Konyok gorbunok with the Firebird in his hand, flying over a fairytale town; there is an inscription: ‘ЛЕГЕНДЫ И СКАЗКИ НАРОДОВ РОССИИ’ (LEGENDS AND FOLKTALES OF RUSSIA) along the bottom circumference. The images of Ivan and Konyok gorbunok as well as the inscription are cast in relief. The iridescent image of the Firebird with special effects of light interference is done using microrelief pattern. The fairytale town, stars and the moon are laser-treated for matte finishing.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ЛЕГЕНДЫ
И СКАЗКИ НАРОДОВ РОССИИ (Translation: Legends and Folktales of Russia)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)