Description:
Obverse
In the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2009 г." (2009), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
To the left - the fragment of Moon's surface, to the right against the background of the celestial sky - the image of a space apparatus and colored depiction of planet of the Earth, inscriptions along the rim - on the mirror surface of celestial sky: "50-ЛЕТИЕ НАЧАЛА ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ЛУНЫ" (THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING THE MOON'S RESEARCH) and on the matted surface of the Moon: "КОСМИЧЕСКИМИ АППАРАТАМИ" (BY SPACE EQUIPMENT).
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