The 50th Anniversary of the Day of the First Man’s Outing into the Outer Space

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 "2015 г." (2015), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

on the mirror field of the disc – the relief image of the figure of an astronaut in a spacesuit fastened to the spaceship by a safety line, above along the rim – the inscription: "50 ЛЕТ СО ДНЯ ПЕРВОГО ВЫХОДА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В ОТКРЫТЫЙ КОСМОС" (50 YEARS OF THE DAY OF THE FIRST MAN’S OUTING INTO THE OUTER SPACE), below – the colored image of the Earth’s surface, to the right over it – a bright celestial body.

Authors

The artist and sculptor: S.A. Kornilov
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.