The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «3 РУБЛЯ 1996 г.» (3 ROUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). T The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
3 РУБЛЯ 1996г.
Ag 900 ЛМД 31,1
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: ROUBLES LMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description
A view of the Winter Palace, the Alexander Column and the arch of the General Headquarters. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top - `АНСАМБЛЬ ДВОРЦОВОЙ ПЛОЩАДИ` (THE ENSEMBLE OF THE PALACE SQUARE), at the bottom in two lines - `САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ XVIII-XIX вв.` (ST. PETERSBURG XVIIITH - XIXTH centuries).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
АНСАМБЛЬ ДВОРЦОВОЙ ПЛОЩАДИ
САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ
XVIII-XIX в.в. (Translation: THE ENSEMBLE OF THE PALACE SQUARE SAINT PETERSBURG)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
