Description:
Obverse
In the center — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two headed eagle designed by I.Bilibin, 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 — «1999», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
The portraits of scientists against the background of the University of St. Petersburg, under every of them — the corresponding initials with the surname: «А.А.УХТОМСКИЙ» (A.A.UKHTOMSKY), «В.И.СМИРНОВ» (V.I.SMIRNOV), «В.А.ФОК» (V.A.FOCK), «Д.И.МЕНДЕЛЕЕВ» (D.I.MENDELEYEV), at the bottom — the emblem of the University. The inscriptions along the rim: «САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» (THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT PETERSBURG) «ОСНОВАН В 1724 ГОДУ» (FOUNDED IN 1724).
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