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, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
On the mirror field of the disc – the relief image of three members of the expedition uploading a boat moored to the sea coast, ashore – a group of aborigines, in the background to the right – the picture of a sailing vessel against the background of the geographical map of the end of the Eurasian continent with Sakhalin and Kuryle Islands, above along the rim – the inscription "ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ Г.И. НЕВЕЛЬСКОГО 1848-1855" (RESEARCH EXPEDITION OF G.I. NEVELSKOY 1848-1855).
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