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 self-portrait of Vasily Surikov, under it - fragments of his painting `Boyarynia (noblewoman) Morozova` (from left to right - the dome of a church, a running boy, Boyarynia Morozova in a sledge, a wanderer woman and God`s man), below - a palette with brushes and the painter`s facsimile signature. The inscription at the top along the rim — `РОССИЯ И МИРОВАЯ КУЛЬТУРА` (RUSSIA AND WORLD CULTURE).
Reverse script
Cyrillic, Cyrillic (cursive)
Reverse lettering
РОССИЯ И МИРОВАЯ КУЛЬТУРА
В. СУРИКОВ (Translation: RUSSIA AND WORLD CULTURE V. Surikov)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)