Tobolsk Kremlin

Obverse

the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «3 РУБЛЯ 1996 г.» (3 RUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.

Reverse

a panoramic view of architectural monuments of the Tobolsk kremlin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "ПАМЯТНИКИ АРХИТЕКТУРЫ КРЕМЛЯ" (KREMLIN'S ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS), at the bottom - "ТОБОЛЬСК XVII-XIX вв." (TOBOLSK XVIITH-XIXTH centuries).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov..
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova
St.Petersburg Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 300 corrugations

The white-stone Tobolsk Kremlin, built in the 17th-18th centuries, is a symbol of the old capital of Siberia, Tobolsk. Founded in 1584, for many years Tobolsk represented Russian culture and might beyond the Urals.