Dmitri Donskoy
Obverse
the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «3 РУБЛЯ 1996 г.» (3 RUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.
Reverse
the picture of Russian and Mongolian fighter Peresvet and Chelubey during the single combat, below - a cartouche composed of arms and armour, on the central shield - the date "1380". The inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "1000-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИИ - ДМИТРИЙ ДОНСКОЙ" (THE MILLENIUM OF RUSSIA - DMITRI DONSKOY), at the bottom - "ПОЕДИНОК ПЕРЕСВЕТА С ЧЕЛУБЕЕМ" (THE SINGLE COMBAT BETWEEN PERESVET AND CHELUBEY).
Authors
The artist: A.V. Kozlov
Thr sculptor: A.V. Kozlov
St. Petersburg Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 300 corrugations
Dmitri Donskoy (1350-1389), the Grand Duke of Moscow (from 1359) and Vladimir (from 1362), led the Russian people's armed struggle against the Tatar-Mongol invaders. On September 8, 1380 he defeated the army of the Tatar khan Mamai on Kulikovo Plane, a field in the upper reaches of the River Don, after which he received the name Donskoy. In his reign Moscow finally established its leadership among Russian lands. Dmitri Donskoy was buried in the Moscow Kremlin's Archangel Cathedral.