World Ice Hockey Championship (St. Petersburg, April 29-May 14, 2000)

Date of Issue

15.02.2000

Catalogue number

5111-0078

Date of Issue

15.02.2000

Catalogue number

5111-0078

Denomination

3 rubles

Quality

Proof

Metal, fineness

Silver 900/1000

Total weight, g

34.88 (±0.32)

Fine metal content not less than, g

31.10

Diameter, mm

39.00 (±0.30)

Thickness, mm

3.30 (±0.35)

Mintage, pcs

3,000

Obverse

in the center - 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 RUBLES), at the bottom - "2000", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

the picture of two hockey players during the play, at the top - a half sphere of the glob, lower to the right - outlines of the architectural panorama of St. Petersburg with the inscription in two lines under it: "САНКТ ПЕТЕРБУРГ" "2000" (ST.PETERSBURG 2000). The inscription along the rim: "ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА ПО ХОККЕЮ С ШАЙБОЙ" (WORLD ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP).

Authors

The artist: A.S.Kunats
The sculptor: A.A.Dolgopolova
St.Petersburg Mint (СПМД)
The edge: 300 corrugations

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