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
3 РУБЛЯ 1994г.
Ag 900 ЛМД 31,1
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: ROUBLES LMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description
A view of the Smolny Institute and Cloister in St. Petersburg, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top - `СМОЛЬНЫЙ ИНСТИТУТ И МОНАСТЫРЬ` (THE SMOLNY INSTITUTE AND CLOISTER), at the bottom - `САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ` (ST. PETERSBURG), below - the dates `XVIII * XX вв` (XVIIIth * XXth centuries).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
СМОЛЬНЫЙ ИНСТИТУТ И МОНАСТЫРЬ
САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ
XVIII * XX вв. (Translation: THE SMOLNY INSTITUTE AND CLOISTER SAINT PETERSBURG)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
