The 50th Anniversary of the Foundation of Novy Urengoy

Obverse

a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the rim the inscription in a semicircle ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms are the chemical symbol and fineness of the metal on the left and fine metal content and the mint mark on the right, at the bottom centre in three lines are the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2025 г.’ (2025).

Reverse

a relief image of a stele against the background of an image of drilling works in front of a drilling rig, laser treated for matte finishing, the relief inscription ‘50 ЛЕТ’ (50 YEARS) on the upper left in two lines, and the national ornament, laser treated for matte finishing, around the circumference.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.A. Dolgopolova (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), computer simulation (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 300 corrugations.

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Novy Urengoy is the industrial centre of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area and is located in the subarctic zone of the West Siberian Plain. Novy Urengoy was founded in 1975 after the discovery of the Urengoy gas field – one of the largest in the world. Today, Novy Urengoy is referred to as the gas capital of Russia: the city accounts for nearly 60% of Russia’s natural gas output.

Source: https://nur.yanao.ru.