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On 6 December 2022, the Bank of Russia issues a 3-ruble silver commemorative coin ‘The 100^th Anniversary of the Establishment of Counterintelligence Units in National Security Agencies’ (Catalogue No. 5111-0477).

The 3-ruble silver coin (fine metal content 31.1 g, fineness 925/1,100) has a round shape and is 39.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.

The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2022 г.’ (2022), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

The reverse of the coin features a relief image of the main building of the Federal Security Service (FSB) on Lubyanskaya Square in Moscow and, above it, a coloured image of the emblem of the Counterintelligence Service of the FSB on a matte surface; the relief inscription divided with a point: ‘100-ЛЕТИЕ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ В СОСТАВЕ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННЫХ ОРГАНОВ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ КОНТРРАЗВЕДЫВАТЕЛЬНЫХ ПОДРАЗДЕЛЕНИЙ’ (THE 100^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE UNITS IN NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES) is around the circumference.

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 3.0 thousand pcs.

The new coin is legal tender of the Russian Federation and is mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at its face value.

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