The 400th Anniversary of the Voluntary Entering of Kalmyk People into the Russian State

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

in the frame of matted patterned field, in the centre - the stylized image of pagoda, over it - fragments of ornamental patterns of nomads, below - the semicircular inscription: "КАЛМЫКИЯ". (KALMYKIYA).

Authors

The artist: S.V. Sutyagin.
The sculptor: S.V. Erokhina.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.

The millennial history of nomad civilizations and Buddhism are the base of the culture of Kalmyk people.