The Bicentenary of the Birthday of I.S. Turgenev

Obverse

the mirror field of the disc bears a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it along the rim there is the semicircular inscription "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms there are indications of the precious metal and its fineness on the left and the fine metal content and the mint trade mark on the right, at the bottom in the centre there is a three-line inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin "3 РУБЛЯ" (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue "2018 г." (2018).

Reverse

the mirror field of the disc bears a relief portrait of I.S. Turgenev surrounded by images associated with his works: a mansion with a carriage in front of it on the left and a talking couple on the right, in the foreground there are relief images of the writer’s utensils: a piece of paper, a candle and a pince-nez, at the bottom there is the facsimile signature of the writer and the dates "1818" and "1883".

Authors

The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.N. Bessonov (reverse), A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint.
The edge: 300 corrugations.