On 3 December 2024, the Bank of Russia issues a
The Seagull by A. Chekhov is one of the first plays staged by the theatre. The bird has become the symbol of the Moscow Art Public Theatre and its flying image continues to decorate the theatre’s historic curtain today. It also decorates the coin dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the theatre.
The
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), ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2024 г.’ (2024), 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 an image of the historic front curtain with a flying gull, laser treated for matte finishing and the relief inscriptions on the right: ‘125 ЛЕТ’ (125 YEARS) in two lines at the top and ‘ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННО-ОБЩЕДОСТУПНЫЙ ТЕАТРЪ’ (ART PUBLIC THEATRE) in a stylised font in two lines at the bottom.
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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