Volcanoes of Kamchatka
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.