In the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, 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 – the year of issue «2005», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ТРИ РУБЛЯ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 925 • 2005 г. • 31,1 ММД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
The image of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral surrounded by trees, lower – the inscription «КАЛИНИНГРАД» (Kaliningrad), to the right – the dates in two lines «XIII – XIX вв.» (XIIIth – XIXth centuries). The inscription at the top along the rim on the matted surface – «СВЯТО-НИКОЛЬСКИЙ СОБОР» (The Saint Nicholas Cathedral).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
СВЯТО-НИКОЛЬСКИЙ СОБОР
XIII –
XIX вв.
КАЛИНИНГРАД (Translation: The Saint Nicholas Cathedral Kaliningrad)
Edge
300 Corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)