The 300th Anniversary of the Foundation of Perm

Obverse

a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and a semicircular inscription above it along the rim: ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms there are the chemical symbol of the metal and fineness on the left and fine metal content and the mint trade mark on the right, at the bottom in the centre, in three lines, there is an inscription: ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination: ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue: ‘2023 г.’ (2023).

Reverse

relief images of the coat of arms of Perm at the top, the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre in the centre, the old Yegoshikha plant and a ribbon with the inscription ‘ПЕРМЬ’ (PERM) at the bottom, against the background of an image of a river, dock cranes and industrial facilities, laser treated for matte finishing; and the relief inscription ‘300 ЛЕТ’ (300 YEARS) in two lines on the right.

Authors

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

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The history of Perm began from the start of the construction of the Yegoshikha Copper Smelter (4 May 1723). The plant was located in the bed of the Yegoshikha River – the place was chosen by Vasily Tatishchev.

After the Perm lower mining management was transferred to Yegoshikha, the authorities opened an arithmetic school and a language school in the settlement that taught officers for state-owned mining plants, and a hospital. In 1735, roads from the smelter to Solikamsk and Okhansk were built. Several years later, the construction of the Siberian Trakt was launched. All this strengthened the administrative and cultural role of the smelter and the settlement around it.

In 1757–1764, the first stone buildings were constructed, namely the stone Saints Peter and Paul Church with the Aisle of Saint Catherine the Great Martyr, the office of the smelter, the administrator’s house, and the guard house.

On 20 November 1780, Empress Catherine the Second ordered to establish the city of Perm.

Source: https://www.gorodperm.ru