Surb-Khach Monastery, Republic of Crimea
Obverse
on the mirror field of the disc – the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it – the semicircular inscription along the rim: "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, at the bottom in the centre, in three lines – the inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin: "3 РУБЛЯ" (3 RUBLES), the year of issue: "2017 г." (2017).
Reverse
on the mirror field of the disc the relief images of the Surb Khach monastery and a khachkar, a stone stele with a carved image of a cross, at the top along the rim the inscription "МОНАСТЫРЬ СУРБ-ХАЧ" (SURB KHACH MONASTERY), on the left the inscription in two lines "ОСН. В XIV в." (FOUNDED IN THE 14TH CENTURY), at the bottom the inscription in two lines "РЕСПУБЛИКА КРЫМ" (CRIMEA REPUBLIC).
Authors
The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.D. Schablykin (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), F.S. Andronov (reverse).
Mint: Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.