3 Roubles The Monastery of the Nativity Birth-Giver-of-God Hermitage

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IssuerRussia
Year1997
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value3 Roubles (3 RUR)
CurrencyRouble (1991-1997)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight34.88 g
Dimensions39.00 mm
Thickness3.30 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Reverse: V. I. Zaslavsky, Alexander Anatolyevich Kolodkin
In circulation to1 January 1998
Reference(s) Y#585, CBR#5111-0054, Schön#531
Obverse descriptionThe two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «3 РУБЛЯ 1997 г.» (3 ROUBLES 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.
Obverse scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering3 РУБЛЯ 1997г. Ag 900 ММД 31,1 БАНК РОССИИ
(Translation: ROUBLES MMD Bank of Russia)
Reverse descriptionThe picture of the Monastery and the miraculous Icon «The Omen». The inscriptions along the rim : «МОНАСТЫРЬ КОРЕННОЙ РОЖДЕСТВО-БОГОРОДИЦКОЙ ПУСТЫНИ» (THE MONASTERY OF THE NATIVITY OF BIRTH-GIVER-OF-GOD HERMITAGE), and «Курск» (Kursk), divided with dots, at the top – the date «1597».
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringМОНАСТЫРЬ КОРЕННОЙ РОЖДЕСТВО-БОГОРОДИЦКОЙ ПУСТЫНИ 1597 • Курск •
(Translation: THE MONASTERY OF THE NATIVITY OF BIRTH-GIVER-OF-GOD HERMITAGE • Kursk •)
Edge300 corrugations
Mint(ММД)
Moscow Mint (Московский монетный
двор), Russia (?-date)
Mintage1997 ММД - Proof - 15 000
Catalog ID2918031430
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