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3 Roubles The State Bank of Russia
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Thickness | 3.30 mm |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the Bank of Russia emblem featuring the double-headed eagle after I. Bilibin's design, set within a beaded circle. Below the eagle, a semicircular legend reads БАНК РОССИИ (BANK OF RUSSIA). Along the upper rim, the denomination legend ТРИ РУБЛЯ (THREE ROUBLES) is inscribed, while the date 2000 appears at the lower rim. To the left of the central device, the metal designation and alloy fineness (Ag 900) are indicated; to the right, the fine metal content and the Moscow Mint monogram ММД appear. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
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Issued as part of the Bank of Russia's ongoing commemorative silver program that expanded aggressively through the 1990s following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, when the newly independent central bank used collector coinage partly as a hard-currency revenue stream during a decade of chronic fiscal instability. The specific occasion for this piece sits in the catalog reference rather than here — but the 3-rouble denomination itself traces back to imperial-era silver convention, deliberately revived for prestige issues rather than any circulation purpose.