The XXIXth Olympic Summer Games (Beijing)

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 centre in a frame of vegetable ornament, against the background of stylised image of ripples in the water - two sportswomen at performing exercise of synchronous swimming; above along the rim - the date "2008", drown in the style of chinese hieroglyphs.

Authors

The artist: T.V. Lifatova.
The sculptor: Y.A.Gogol.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.