The Centenary of the Russo-French Alliance

Obverse

in the center — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two headed eagle designed by I.Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim framed by a circle of dots: at the top — «ТРИ РУБЛЯ 1993 г.» (THREE RUBLES 1993), at the bottom — "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Reverse

in the center - two cosmonauts in spacesuits holding the Russian and French flags against the background of an orbital space station, stars and a stylised picture of the Earth, the inscription at the bottom along the rim - "РОССИЯ-ФРАНЦИЯ" (RUSSIA-FRANCE).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova
Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 300 corrugations