The Saint Nicholas Cathedral (XIIIth – XIXth centuries), the city of Kaliningrad

Obverse

in the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower – the semicircular inscription – «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «ТРИ РУБЛЯ» (THREE RUBLES), at the bottom – the year of issue «2005», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

the image of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral surrounded by trees, lower – the inscription «КАЛИНИНГРАД» (KALININGRAD), to the right – the dates in two lines «XIII – XIX вв.» (XIIIth – XIXth centuries). The inscription at the top along the rim on the matted surface – «СВЯТО-НИКОЛЬСКИЙ СОБОР» (THE SAINT NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL).

Authors

The Artist: A.A. Dolgopolova, A.V. Baklanov.
The Sculptor: A.I. Parfionov.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The Edge: 300 Corrugations

The Saint Nicholas Cathedral founded in the XIIIth century is an architectural monument of the late Middle Ages.