100th Anniversary of Scientific and Technical Intelligence

On 3 June 2025, the Bank of Russia issues a 3-ruble silver commemorative coin ‘The 100^th Anniversary of Scientific and Technical Intelligence’ (Catalogue No. 5111-0519).

The 3-ruble silver coin (fine metal content 31.1 g, fineness 925/1,000) has a round shape and is 39.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.

The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2025 г.’ (2025), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

The reverse of the coin features schematic images of a naval vessel, a fighter aircraft, an artificial Earth satellite, a nuclear power plant, a microcircuit and artificial intelligence inside stylised atom orbits, a small emblem of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation in the centre, and the inscriptions ‘НАУЧНО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКАЯ РАЗВЕДКА СВР РОССИИ’ (SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE OF RUSSIA’S SVR) and ‘100 ЛЕТ’ (100 YEARS) around the circumference separated by images of laurel twigs. All the design elements are cast in relief, and the central part of the emblem is coloured.

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 3.0 thousand pcs.

The new coin is legal tender of the Russian Federation and is mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at its face value.

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