The Monkey
The Lunar Calendar
Denomination
3 rubles
Quality
Proof
Metal, fineness
Silver 900/1000
Total weight, g
34.88 (±0.32)
Fine metal content not less than, g
31.10
Diameter, mm
39.00 (±0.30)
Thickness, mm
3.30 (±0.35)
Mintage, pcs
15,000
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 «2004», 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
in the ring framed by the solid rim, to the left – the profile picture of a monkey, to the right – the matimage of the half-moon.
Authors
The artist: S.A. Kozlov, A.D. Shablykin.
The sculptors: Computer Simulation..
Moscow Mint (МMД).
The edge: 300 corrugations
The Monkey is one of the symbols of the Lunar Calendar.
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