On 8 December 2023, the Bank of Russia issues a
Leonid Gaidai was an outstanding film director, screenwriter and actor. His comedies are admired by the audience for timeless sparkling humour. Gaidai’s fans remember his comedies Operation Y and Shurik’s Other Adventures, Prisoner of the Caucasus, The Diamond Arm, Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession, and many others by heart and quote the film characters’ phrases.
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’ (2 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023), 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 images of a portrait of Leonid Gaidai with his beloved pet in his arms, a film camera and a motion picture film strip, the years of the director’s birth and death ‘1923—1993’, and the facsimile of his signature. All the design elements are cast in relief, and the part of the film strip with images is 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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