The 300th Anniversary of the Foundation of Yekaterinburg

Obverse

a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and a semicircular inscription above it along the rim ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms are the chemical symbol of the metal and fineness on the left and fine metal content and the mint trade mark on the right, at the bottom in the centre, in three lines, are an inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023).

Reverse

relief images of the building of the municipal administration and coat of arms of Yekaterinburg, as well as of a stone with a lizard against the cityscape of Yekaterinburg, laser treated for matte finishing; and the relief inscriptions at the top ‘ЕКАТЕРИНБУРГ’ (YEKATERINBURG) on the left around the circumference and ‘300 ЛЕТ’ (300 YEARS) below in two lines.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.V. Gnidin (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), computer simulation (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 300 corrugations.

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Yekaterinburg is the fourth largest city in Russia in terms of the size of the population. It is the administrative centre of the Sverdlovsk Region and the Urals Federal District. The city was named after Russia’s Empress Catherine I (or Yekaterina I in Russian).

The history of the city started in 1723 since the launch of the Yekaterinburg Ironworks built on the Iset River. The location for the state ironworks was chosen by Vasily Tatishchev, and the construction was completed under the guidance of Georg Wilhelm de Gennin.

Since the date of its establishment, Yekaterinburg has always been the centre of industrial production and machine building. Today, the industrial sector remains one of the most important ones in the city’s economy.

Source: https://екатеринбург.рф