Kazan 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 Kazan Kremlin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "КАЗАНСКИЙ КРЕМЛЬ" (KAZAN KREMLIN), at the bottom - "XVI-XIX вв." (XVITH-XIXTH centuries).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The sculptor: A.V. Baklanov.
Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 300 corrugations

The Kazan Kremlin was built in the 16th century and rebuilt in the 17th-19th centuries. An architectural monument of the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, it comprises the Annunciation Cathedral (1562), the 58-metres-high Watchtower, the Palace Church and the Governor's Palace.