Volcanoes of Kamchatka

Series:Russia in the UNESCO World Culture and Nature Heritage

Date of Issue

01.08.2008

Catalogue number

5111-0173

Russia in the UNESCO World Culture and Nature Heritage

Date of Issue

01.08.2008

Catalogue number

5111-0173

Denomination

3 rubles

Quality

Proof

Metal, fineness

Silver 925/1000

Total weight, g

33.94 (±0.31)

Fine metal content not less than, g

31.10

Diameter, mm

39.00 (±0.30)

Thickness, mm

3.30 (±0.35)

Mintage, pcs

10,000

Obverse

in the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2008 г." (2008), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

the image of the active volcano, in the foreground - vegetation, the inscription above along the rim: "ВУЛКАНЫ КАМЧАТКИ" (VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA)

Authors

The artist: A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: I.M. Khamrayev.
Mint: Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.

There are over 160 volcanoes on Kamchatka, among them active ones: Klyuchevskaya Mound, Avachinskaya Mound, Shiveluch. This nature land of Kamchatka is included in the UNESCO World Culture and Nature Heritage.

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