The Building of the State Bank, the City of Nizhny Novgorod.

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 «2006», 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

in the middle – the central front part of the bank building, under it – the inscription: «г. НИЖНИЙ НОВГОРОД» (THE CITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD). The inscription at the top on the matted field along the rim: «ЗДАНИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО БАНКА» (THE BUILDING OF THE STATE BANK).

Authors

The artist: V.M. Yrokhin.
The sculptor: A.V. Chernousov.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.

The Building of the State Bank in the city of Nizhny Novgorod (built in 1913, architect V.A.Pokrovsky) is an original construction that reminds together of a medieval castle and an ancient Russian terem (chamber). The inside rooms of the bank have been painted according to designs of the artist I. Bilibin.