The 225th Anniversary of the Founding the First Russian Insurance Institution

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 "2011 г." (2011), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the centre of the coin disc - a goose-quill surrounded by the pictures of emblems of five Russian insurance companies of the late XIX-early XX centuries (The Second Russian Fire Insurance Society, "Salamander", "Yakorj", Zemstvo Insurance Society of Nizhny Novgorod Province, the Northern Insurance Society), to the right below - the monogram of Ekaterina II, the circular inscription along the rim: "225-ЛЕТИЕ СО ДНЯ ОСНОВАНИЯ ПЕРВОГО РОССИЙСКОГО СТРАХОВОГО УЧРЕЖДЕНИЯ" (THE 225TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING THE FIRST RUSSIAN INSURANCE INSTITUTION).

Authors

The artists: A.A. Brynza.
The sculptors: A.V. Chernousov.
Mint: Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.