The 250th Anniversary of the Foundation of the State Hermitage

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, above – the denomination: "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

on the mirror field of the disc – the building of the Small Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, to the right – the ancient Roman sculpture of Jupiter from the museum’s collection, above – the monogram of Catherine II and the inscription in two lines: "ЭРМИТАЖ 250" (HERMITAGE 250), upon the periphery of the disc – a vegetable ornament.

Authors

The artist: A.D. Schablykin.
Sculptor: A.N. Bessonov.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.