Historical Events Series: New Coin

On 15 May 2023, the Bank of Russia issues a 3-ruble silver commemorative coin ‘The 100th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, a federal state research institution’ of the Historical Events series (Catalogue No. 5111-0481).

The 3-ruble silver coin (fine metal content 31.1 g, fineness 925/1,000) 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 denomination of the coin ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023), 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 emblem of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law; and the relief inscriptions ‘ИНСТИТУТ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВА И СРАВНИТЕЛЬНОГО ПРАВОВЕДЕНИЯ ПРИ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВЕ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ’ (THE INSTITUTE OF LEGISLATION AND COMPARATIVE LAW UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION) around the circumference, and ‘100 ЛЕТ’ (100 YEARS) at the bottom in two lines.

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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