Description:
Obverse
The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «3 РУБЛЯ 1997 г.» (3 RUBLES 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.
Reverse
The picture of the Monastery and the miraculous Icon «The Omen». The inscriptions along the rim : «МОНАСТЫРЬ КОРЕННОЙ РОЖДЕСТВО-БОГОРОДИЦКОЙ ПУСТЫНИ» (THE MONASTERY OF THE NATIVITY OF BIRTH-GIVER-OF-GOD HERMITAGE), and «Курск» (Kursk), divided with dots, at the top – the date «1597».
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