3 Roubles The Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

The picture of Minerva, the Goddes of wisdom and patroness of sciences, crafts, arts and peaceful labour. To the right an opened book on which pages at the top to the left profiles of Peter the Great, the founder of the Academy of Sciences, and of scientists with inscriptions in two lines under them: I (PETER THE GREAT EILER LOMONOSSOV), at the bottom to the right the buildings of the Academy of Sciences,above the book the two headed eagle with the crown.The inscriptions at the top along the rim: . (THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES), the inscription at the bottom in two lines: 1724 (FOUNDED IN 1724).

Igor Sergeevich Komshilov

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

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.

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

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