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3 Rubles (World championship biathlon 2003, Khanty-Mans...)

Country:

Russia

Series:

1992~Today - Numismatic Product: Sports (out of series)

Catalog codes:

Col:RU-000532, WCC:y807

Themes:

Shooting Sports

Issued on:

2003-02-27

Last issue date:

2003-02-27

Distribution:

Numismatic Product

Mints:

Moscow Mint of Goznak, Moscow, Russia

Composition:

Silver

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

34.88 grams

Diameter:

39 mm

Thickness:

3.3 mm

Face value:

3 ₽ - Russian ruble

Known mintage:

7,500

Composition Details:

0,900 Silver0,900 Silver

Score:

92% Accuracy: Low

Description:

The obverse: in the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle with wings down), lower -the semicircular inscription - "БАНК РОССИИ" (Bank of Russia) framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (Three Rubles), at the bottom - the year of issue "2003", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
The reverse: a biathloner firing a rifle, in the background above the line - stylised pictures: to the left - a northern pattern, to the right - a hunter shooting an arrow, the inscription and the date under him in three lines - "ХАНТЫ-МАНСИЙСК 2003" (Khanty-Mansiysk 2003), the inscription along the rim: "ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА ПО БИАТЛОНУ" (World Biathlon Championship).
The artist: A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: E.A. Tolzin.
Moscow Mint (MМД).

The edge: 300 corrugations.

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