Presented by
Saint Petersburg Mint of Goznak
Nominal value
3 Roubles
Metal
Silver 925°
Weight
33,94 (±0,31) g.
Diameter
39,0 (±0,30) mm
Mintage
10000 pcs.
Production quality
Proof
Description of obverse and reverse
Obverse:in the centre there is the emblem of the Bank of Russia (double-headed eagle with the spread wings), below which is the semicircular inscription “ÁÀÍÊ ÐÎÑÑÈÈ”(Bank of Russia), framed with a circle of small dots and inscriptions along the rim: on the top it reads: “ÒÐÈ ÐÓÁËß” (Three roubles), at the bottom: “2008”, on the left: the metal’s designation and its alloy, on the right: the chemically pure metal content and the trade mark of the mint.
Reverse: In the center there is an image of The Navity of the Blessed Virgin Cathedral of the Snetogorsk Monastery, below there is an inscription in two lines: “ÑÍÅÒÎÃÎÐÑÊÈÉ ÌÎÍÀÑÒÛÐÜ” (The Snetogorsk Monastery),to the right there is a stylized ornament fragment, below there is an inscription: “ÏÑÊΔ (Pskov) and the date: “XIV century” in two lines, on the top there is an inscription along the rim: “ÑÎÁÎÐ ÐÎÆÄÅÑÒÂÀ ÁÎÃÎÐÎÄÈÖÛ” (The Navity of the Blessed Virgin Cathedral).
Designer
Artist: S.À. Kozlov Sculptor: Y.S. Gogol
Producer
Saint Petersburg Mint of Goznak