| Issuer | Russia |
| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 3 Roubles |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 33.94 g |
| Dimensions | 39 mm |
| Thickness | 3.10 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov Reverse: Fedor Sergeevich Andronov |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#1159, CBR#5111-0180, Schön#1097 |
| Obverse description | In 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 `2009 г.` (2009), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ТРИ РУБЛЯ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 925 • 2009 г. • 31,1 СПМД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
| Reverse description | To the left - the fragment of Moon`s surface, to the right against the background of the celestial sky - the image of a space apparatus and colored depiction of planet of the Earth, inscriptions along the rim - on the mirror surface of celestial sky: `50-ЛЕТИЕ НАЧАЛА ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ЛУНЫ` (THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING THE MOON`S RESEARCH) and on the matted surface of the Moon: `КОСМИЧЕСКИМИ АППАРАТАМИ` (BY SPACE EQUIPMENT). |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | 50-ЛЕТИЕ НАЧАЛА ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ЛУНЫ
КОСМИЧЕСКИМИ АППАРАТАМИ (Translation: ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING THE MOON`S RESEARCH BY SPACE EQUIPMENT) |
| Edge | 300 corrugations |
| Mint | (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 2009 СПМД - Proof - 5 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6858736920 |
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