Leo

Obverse

in the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower - the semicircular inscription - "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES), at the bottom - the year of issue "2003", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

the picture of a lion against the background of stars, to the left - the sign of the Leo Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artists: S.A. Kozlov, A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: E.A. Tolzin.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.

The Leo constellation situated in the Northern Hemisphere contains 122 stars visible with the naked eye.