| Issuer | Soviet Union |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 3 Roubles (3 SUR) |
| Currency | Rouble (1961-1991) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 34.56 g |
| Dimensions | 39 mm |
| Thickness | 3.3 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Nikolay Nosov |
| In circulation to | 1991 |
| Reference(s) | Y#262, Schön#227 |
| Obverse description | Coat of arms of the USSR, the Russian text for `USSR` (СССР), the mass of silver in the coin in grams (31,1), the metallic composition and millesimal fineness of the coin (Ag 900), a signature, the coin`s denomination of 3 roubles (3 РУБЛЯ), and mintage year of the coin (1991). |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Obverse lettering | СССР
Ag 900 ЛМД
31,1
3
РУБПЯ
ЛМД
1991 (Translation: USSR LMD 3 Roubles) |
| Reverse description | Yuri Gagarin monument on Leninsky Avenue in Moscow, text `30 YEARS OF FIRST HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT` in Russian (30 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА КОСМОС), two dates (1961, 1991), and approximately 7 stars in a background representing space. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | 30 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА
КОСМОС
∙ 1961 1991 ∙ (Translation: 30 YEARS OF FIRST HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | (ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 1991 ЛМД - Proof - 35 000 |
| Catalog ID | 1934299910 |
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