Russia 3 Roubles, 1999

3 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 1999. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 39 mm and weighs 34.88 g.

Obverse

In the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin, lower — the semicircular inscription — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA) framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ТРИ РУБЛЯ» (THREE ROUBLES), at the bottom — «1999», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. (Three Roubles
Bank of Russia
MMD)

Reverse

To the left — elements of Moscow panorama with the views of the Moscow Kremlin, to the right — the Tyananmeny Gate («The Gate of the Sky Tranquillity») in Peking, at the top — the rising sun, under it — the inscription in two lines: «50 ЛЕТ» (50 YEARS), at the bottom — the inscription in four lines: «УСТАНОВЛЕНИЯ ДИПЛОМАТИЧЕСКИХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ С КНР» (ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE PRC). (Anniversary of the Establishing Diplomatic Relations with the PRC (People's Republic of China))

Edge

300 corrugations