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

The picture of A.S.Pushkin holding a writing book and a goose quill in his hands, in the background to the right — personages of his works of literature («The Negro of Peter the Great», «Boris Godunov»), two woman's profiles (drawn by Pushkin), contours of window openings and cupolas of a church,to the left — «the Onegin's bench» in Trigorskoye and a horseman (drawn by Pushkin), lower — a manuscript. The inscription at the bottom: «АЛЕКСАНДР ПУШКИН» (ALEXANDR PUSHKIN) and the dates «1799 » «1837». (Aleksandr
Pushkin)

Edge

300 corrugations