The Savings-Affairs in Russia.

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 centre – a portrait of the first depositor of the St. Petersburg Savings Bank, to the left from it – the coat of arms of the Educative House, in the background – the building of the Tutorial Council. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «СБЕРЕГАТЕЛЬНОЕ ДЕЛО В РОССИИ» (THE SAVINGSAFFAIRS IN RUSSIA), at the bottom in two lines – «Н.А. КРИСТОФАРИ ПЕРВЫЙ ВКЛАДЧИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОЙ СБЕРКАССЫ» (N.A.KRISTOFARY THE FIRST DEPOSITOR OF THE ST. PETERSBURG SAVINGS-BANK).

Authors

The artist: G.D. Sevrygin.
The sculptor: V.V. Malokostov.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.

The Decree of the Emperor Nicholas I of October 30, 1841 marked the beginning of founding the first savings-banks in Russia which had been set up at educative houses for orphans and bastard children. The first Governmental Savings-Bank was opened on March 1, 1842 in the building of Tutorial Council at the Safe Treasure of Saint Petersburg. The savings-book number 1 had been delivered to N.A. Kristofary who tendered the deposit of ten Rubles.