Pakhomova L.A. - Gorshkov A.G.
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 "2010 г." (2010), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
the image of a dancing pair of figure skaters against a background of icy ground, inscriptions along the rim - to the left above: "Л. ПАХОМОВА" (L. PAKHOMOVA), to the right below: "А. ГОРШКОВ" (A. GORSHKOV).
Authors
The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: A.N. Bessonov, A.D. Schablykin, A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.
Pakhomova Lyudmila Alexeyevna (1946-1986) and Gorshkov Alexander Georgiyevich (b. 1946) acted in sport ice-dancing for the Club Dynamo, Moscow. They were repeatedly champions of the USSR, the Europe, the World and Olympic Games (1976). L.A. Pakhomova was awarded the Order "The Badge of Honor". A.G. Gorshkov was decorated with the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, the Order of the Peoples Friendship, the Order "The Badge of Honor", the IV Class Order of the Merit to the Fatherland. As six-fold World and Europe champions in sport ice-dancing they were entered into the Guinness Book of Records.