| Issuer | Russia |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 3 Roubles |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 34.88 g |
| Diameter | 39 mm |
| Thickness | 3.30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov Reverse: Igor Sergeevich Komshilov |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#627, CBR#5111-0061, Schön#584 |
| Obverse description | 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 — «1998», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ТРИ РУБЛЯ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 900 • 1998 г. • 31,1 СПМД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
| Reverse description | A fragment of the painting «A Merchant`s Woman Drinking Tea» by the painter B.M. Kustodiyev. At the bottom — the Marble Palace and the date «100 ЛЕТ» (100 YEARS), the inscription along the rim: «РУССКИЙ МУЗЕЙ» (THE RUSSIAN MUSEUM). |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | РУССКИЙ МУЗЕЙ 100 ЛЕТ (Translation: The Russian Museum years) |
| Edge | 300 corrugations |
| Mint | (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 1998 СПМД - Proof - 15 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 6865829750 |
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