The two-headed eagle (designed by I.Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «3 РУБЛЯ 1994 г.» (3 ROUBLES 1994), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
З РУБЛЯ 1994г.
Ag 900 лмд 31,1
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: ROUBLES LMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description
The sloop `Vostok`, in the background to the left - the sloop `Mirny`, to the right - an Antarctic sea chart, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top — `ПЕРВАЯ РУССКАЯ АНТАРКТИЧЕСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ 1819-1821` (THE FIRST RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1819-1821), at the bottom - `МАРШРУТ ЭКСПЕДИЦИИ` (THE ROUTE OF THE EXPEDITION).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ПЕРВАЯ РУССКАЯ АНТАРКТИЧЕСКАЯ
ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ 1819•1821
МАРШРУТ ЭКСПЕДИЦИИ (Translation: THE FIRST RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION THE ROUTE OF THE EXPEDITION)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
