Rat
The Lunar Calendar
Denomination
3 rubles
Quality
Proof
Metal, fineness
Silver 925/1000
Total weight, g
33.94 (±0.31)
Fine metal content not less than, g
31.10
Diameter, mm
39.00 (±0.30)
Thickness, mm
3.30 (±0.35)
Mintage, pcs
20,000
Obverse
in the centre – the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it – the semicircular inscription «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim – on top: «ТРИ РУБЛЯ» (THREE RUBLES), below: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre – the year of issue «2008 г.» (2008), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
in the circle framed by the entire rim, in the centre – the picture of a rat, to the right – a matted image of the half-moon.
Authors
The artist: S.A. Kozlov
The sculptor: Computer simulation.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.
The rat is one of the 12 symbols of the Lunar Calendar.
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