The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 ROUBLES), the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Ag 925 31,1
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
3 РУБЛЯ
2023 г. (Translation: Russian Federation SPMD Bank of Russia Roubles)
Reverse description
The reverse of the coin features a relief image of a portrait of Viktor Tsoi holding a microphone against the background of an image of a guitar with symbolic flames, laser treated for matte finishing, the relief inscription ‘ВИКТОР ЦОЙ’ (VIKTOR TSOI) on the left around the circumference, and the years of his birth and death ‘1962’ and ‘1990’ in two lines below.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ВИКТОР ЦОЙ
1962
1990 (Translation: VIKTOR TSOI)
Edge
300 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)