The 150th Anniversary of the Moscow Zoo

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 "2014 г." (2014), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the centre of the disc on the mirror section – the relief image of the Pallas’ cat – the symbol of the Moscow Zoo, under it – the semicircular inscription: "МОСКОВСКИЙ ЗООПАРК" (MOSCOW ZOO), to the right – the inscription in two lines: "150 ЛЕТ" (150 YEARS), in the background – the main entrance to the zoo, on the wide matted stripe along the rim – contour image of some birds and animals of the Moscow Zoo.

Authors

The artist: A.A. Brynza.
The sculptor: F.S. Andronov.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.