The 20th Anniversary of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Obverse

in the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2011 г." (2011), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the centre, on the upper mirror section of the coin disc and partially on the lower matted section - the emblem of CIS, over it along the rim - the semicircular matted inscription: "СОДРУЖЕСТВО НЕЗАВИСИМЫХ ГОСУДАРСТВ" (the Commonwealth of Independent States), on the lower matted section of the disc, under the emblem - the inscription in two lines: "20 ЛЕТ СНГ" (20 YEARS OF CIS).

Authors

The artists: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: Computer simulation.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.