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 picture of Yu.A. Gagarin with a dove in his hands, the inscription along the rim: «40-ЛЕТИЕ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЁТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС» (THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SPACE FLIGHT OF THE HUMAN BEING).
Related Coins
Poltina - Pyotr I
Country: Russia - Empire
(Russia) / Denomination: Poltina = 50 Kopecks = 1/2 Ruble
(0.5)
Year: 1705 / Material: Silver (.833)
10 Rubles (Yelnya)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 10 Rubles
10 RUB = 0.16 USD
Year: 2011 / Material: Brass plated Steel
2 Rubles (Scorpio)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 2 Rubles
2 RUB = 0.032 USD
Year: 2002 / Material: Silver (.925)
20 Kopecks - Aleksandr II / III / Nikolai II
Country: Russia - Empire
(Russia) / Denomination: 20 Kopecks
(0.20)
Year: 1867-1914 / Material: Silver (.500)
Polupoltina - Ekaterina I (Plate money)
Country: Russia - Empire
(Russia) / Denomination: Polupoltina = 25 Kopecks = 1/4 Ruble
(0.25)
Year: 1725 / Material: Copper
Denga - Aleksandr I / Nikolai I (ЕМ)
Country: Russia - Empire
(Russia) / Denomination: 1 Denga = 1/2 Kopeck = 1/200 Ruble
(0.005)
Year: 1810-1827 / Material: Copper
Kopeck - Pyotr I / Ivan V
Country: Russia - Empire
(Russia) / Denomination: 1 Kopeck
(0.01)
Year: (1682-1689) / Material: Silver
3 Rubles (Kazan Kremlin)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 3 Rubles
(3 RUR)
Year: 1996 / Material: Silver (.900)
10 Kopecks (non-magnetic; reeded edge)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 10 Kopecks
0.10 RUB = 0.0016 USD
Year: 1997-2006 / Material: Brass
5 Rubles (The 150th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Russian Historical Society)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 5 Rubles
5 RUB = 0.08 USD
Year: 2016 / Material: Nickel plated Steel






















