Cross-country skiing

Obverse

on the mirror field of the disc - the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it – the semicircular inscription along the rim: "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION), below under the coat of arms: to the left – indications of the metal according to the D.I. Mendeleyev Periodic System of Elements and its purity, to the right in two lines – the indication of the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, on bottom in the centre in two lines – the denomination of the coin: "3 РУБЛЯ" (3 ROUBLES) and the date: "2014 г." (2014).

Reverse

on the matted field of the disc - the relief image of a running skier, to the left in two lines – the inscription: "СОЧИ" (SOCHI) and the date: "2014" under them – five Olympic rings, bellow to the left at the rim – the colored depiction of an inflorescence of the lotus.

Authors

The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.A. Brynza (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), F.S. Andronov (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.