3 Rubles (The 225th Anniversary of the Bolshoi Theater) Coin

3 Rubles (The 225th Anniversary of the Bolshoi Theater)

Country: Russia
Denomination: 3 Rubles 3 RUB = 0.048 USD
Year: 2001
Material: Silver (.900)
Weight: 34.88 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 39 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: russia

Description:

Obverse

In the center — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, 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 — the year of issue «2001», 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

A scene from the 4th Act of the opera «Life for the Tsar» («Ivan Soussanin»), over it — the building of the Bolshoi Theater and the date «225», the inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «БОЛЬШОЙ ТЕАТР» (BOLSHOI THEATER), at the bottom — «ИВАН СУСАНИН» («IVAN SOUSSANIN»).

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