The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Suzdal

Obverse

the two-headed eagle (designed by I.Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «3 РУБЛЯ 1994 г.» (3 RUBLES 1994), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Reverse

a view of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Suzdal from the XIIIth-XVIth-century, over it to the left and to the right - two winged seraphst, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top to the left - "РОЖДЕСТВЕНСКИЙ СОБОР" (THE CATHEDRAL OF THE NATIVITY), at the bottom - "СУЗДАЛЬ" (SUZDAL), to the right - the dates "XIII-XVI вв." (XIIIth-XVIth centuries).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova
Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 300 corrugations

The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God was built in Suzdal in 1222-1225 in honour of the Mother of God.