Centenary of the Vakhtangov Theatre

Obverse

the mirror field of the disc bears a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it along the rim there is the semicircular inscription ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms there are indications of the precious metal and its fineness on the left and the fine metal content and the mint trade mark on the right, at the bottom in the centre, in three lines, there is an inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2021 г.’ (2021).

Reverse

the mirror field of the disc features the logo of the theatre’s celebration of its 100th anniversary cast partially in relief.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.D. Schablykin (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), computer simulation (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 300 corrugations.

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The Vakhtangov Theatre is a drama theatre in Moscow.

The history of the theatre began in 1921, when the play ‘The Miracle of Saint Anthony’ (directed by Eugene Vakhtangov) was performed in the Arbat building.

In 1922, the Vakhtangov Theatre company played the premier of ‘Princess Turandot’, which was destined to become the theatre’s hallmark for many years to come.

In the 20th century, the Vakhtangov Theatre was managed by legendary theatre directors and actors, such as Ruben Simonov, Eugene Simonov and Mikhail Ulyanov. Since 2007, Rimas Tuminas has been the artistic director of the Vakhtangov Theatre.

The theatre tours extensively in Russia and abroad. Theatre lovers in many countries especially favour ‘Eugene Onegin’, ‘Uncle Vanya’, ‘The Masquerade’, ‘Give Us a Smile, O Lord’, ‘Mademoiselle Nitouche’, ‘Minetti’, etc.

Sources: https://www.culture.ru, https://vakhtangov.ru