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 bridge across the River Ob with a passing locomotive on it, in the background - a plan of the railway from Chelyabinsk to Vladivostok, above it - Siberia`s coat of arms, the inscriptions along the rim separated by an anchor crossed with an ax, the emblem of the Russian Empire`s Ministry of Railways: at the top - `100 ЛЕТ ТРАНССИБИРСКОЙ МАГИСТРАЛИ` (THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY), at the bottom - `МОСТ ЧЕРЕЗ РЕКУ ОБЬ` (A BRIDGE ACROSS THE OB).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
100 ЛЕТ ТРАНССИБИРСКОЙ МАГИСТРАЛИ
МОСТ ЧЕРЕЗ РЕКУ ОБЬ (Translation: ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY A BRIDGE ACROSS THE OB)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)