On 17 June 2025, the Bank of Russia issues a
The history of this theatre began in Yaroslavl in July 1750, when a young theatre troupe led by a merchant’s son Fyodor Volkov showed its first theatrical performance. Before that, Russia had many theatre troupes, which performed in palaces, private houses, and schools. However, it was the Volkov Theatre that became the first public theatre paying salary to its actors and having its own separate building and a permanent repertoire.
The
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 ‘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 relief images of the building of the Russian State Academic Drama Theatre named after Fyodor Volkov and the allegorical sculptural group decorating its façade, a relief inscription ‘ПЕРВЫЙ РУССКИЙ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫЙ ТЕАТР’ (THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL THEATRE IN RUSSIA) at the top around the circumference, and an inscription ‘ОСНОВАН В 1750 ГОДУ В ЯРОСЛАВЛЕ Ф.Г. ВОЛКОВЫМ’ (FOUNDED IN 1750 IN YAROSLAVL BY FYODOR VOLKOV) in three lines on the left at the bottom, laser treated for matte finishing.
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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