Seasons of the Russian Language and Literature in the French Republic and of the French Language and Literature in the Russian Federation

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 "2012 г." (2012), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

on the mirror surface of the disc, divided by lines in quadrangle sections, in the centre above - the head portrait of I.A. Bunin, under it on the matted section - the inscription: "СЕЗОНЫ" (SEASONS), under it - an opened book with a flower, to the left of the portrait - cupolas of the Intercession Cathedral on the Moat in Moscow, to the right - the Eifel Tower, under it - the part of an urban avenue with houses and trees, in the bottom part of the disc - inscriptions, to the left in five lines: "ФРАНЦУЗСКОГО ЯЗЫКА И ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ В РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ" (OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION), to the right - in four lines: "РУССКОГО ЯЗЫКА И ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ ВО ФРАНЦУЗСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКЕ" (OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN THE FENCH REPUBLIC).

Authors

The artist: S.V. Sutyagin.
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.