Bicentenary of the Birthday of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov

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 "2014 г." (2014), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the right part of the disc – the portrait of Mikhail Lermontov according to the painting by P.E. Zabolotsky, in the background – scenes described in Lermontov’s verse "Borodino": to the left – two talking soldiers, at a distance – the scene of a battle; above at the rim – the facsimile signature of the writer and dates: "1814" and "1841".

Authors

The artists: A.D. Schablykin.
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.