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 a polar bear on the edge of an ice floe hunting an emerged walrus. The inscription along the rim: «СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР» (PROTECT OUR WORLD).
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