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3 Roubles The Year of the Dog
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely detailed profile portrait of a dog's head in relief, facing left, rendered within an inner ring framed by a solid raised rim. To the right of the canine portrait, a matted crescent half-moon motif occupies the field, evoking the lunar New Year thematic context of the Chinese zodiac cycle. The composition is restrained and elegantly centered, with the contrasting surface treatments of the polished dog's head and the matte half-moon providing strong visual depth characteristic of proof-quality commemorative coinage. |
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Russia's annual lunar calendar silver series, issued continuously since the mid-1990s, was produced primarily for the collector and gift market rather than any circulation purpose. The 2006 Dog issue was struck at the Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД), which has handled the bulk of Russia's commemorative output since the Soviet-era Leningrad facility was reorganized following the USSR's collapse. Mintages for these lunar pieces were typically held to around 20,000–25,000 pieces, keeping secondary market premiums modest but persistent.