The Centenary of Foundation of the City of Murmansk

Obverse

on the mirror field of the disc – the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it – the semicircular inscription along the rim: "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, at the bottom in the centre in three lines – the inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin: "3 РУБЛЯ" (3 RUBLES), the year of issue: "2016 г." (2016).

Reverse

on the mirror field of the disk – in the forefront the relief image of the fragment of the memorial to "Defenders of the Soviet polar region in days of the Great Patriotic War" against seaport and a panorama of the city, below in two lines – the inscription: "МУРМАНСК ОСНОВАН В 1916 ГОДУ" (MURMANSK IS FOUNDED IN 1916).

Authors

The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), S.V. Sutyagin (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), E.I. Novikova (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (CПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.