The 100th Anniversary of the Domestic Civil Aviation

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

a coloured fragment of the logo ‘The 100th Anniversary of the Domestic Civil Aviation’ against the background of an image of the Earth, laser treated for matte finishing, and the relief inscription ‘100 ЛЕТИЕ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОЙ ГРАЖДАНСКОЙ АВИАЦИИ’ (THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DOMESTIC CIVIL AVIATION) around the circumference.

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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On 9 February 1923, the USSR Council of Labour and Defence approved the resolution ‘On Assigning Technical Supervision over Airlines to the Main Directorate of the Air Fleet and on Establishing the Council of Civil Aviation’.

For a century, outstanding aircraft designers and aviators have been shaping the aviation industry not only in Russia, but also worldwide. They are Andrey Tupolev, Alexandr Yakovlev, Pavel Sukhoy, Sergey Ilyushin, Mikhail Mil, and many others. Their ideas, design innovations and talents boosted the development of the world, launching a new cycle in industrialisation and passenger transportation.

Today, the Russian civil aviation has become a key industry for not only the transport complex, but also the entire economy of the country.

Source: https://mintrans.gov.ru