Bank of Russia issues commemorative precious metal coins

On 10 March 2021, the Bank of Russia issues commemorative coins ‘The 800th Anniversary of the Birth of the Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky’ of the series ‘Historical Events’:

— a silver coin in the denomination of 3 rubles;

— a gold coin in the denomination of 100 rubles.

The silver 3-ruble coin (fine metal content 31.1 g, fineness 925/1,000) has a round shape and is 39.0 mm in diameter. The gold 100-ruble coin (fine metal content 15.55 g, fineness 999/1,000) has a round shape and is 30.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coins have a relief rim along the circumference.

The obverse of the coins features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), ‘100 РУБЛЕЙ’ (100 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2021 г.’ (2021), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the St. Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

The reverse of the silver coin (Catalogue No. 5111-0441) features a relief image of the Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky, armoured and on horseback under a wavering banner, against the background of images of an orthodox church (to the left) and an army (to the right), laser treated for matte finishing; below, along the circumference there is an inscription: ‘АЛЕКСАНДР НЕВСКИЙ’ (ALEXANDER NEVSKY).

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 3.0 thousand pcs.

The reverse of the gold coin (Catalogue No. 5217-0047) features a relief image of the ‘Battle on the Ice’ monument against the background of a panoramic view of the medieval Pskov; below, along the circumference there is an inscription: ‘АЛЕКСАНДР НЕВСКИЙ’ (ALEXANDER NEVSKY).

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 1.0 thousand pcs.

The new coins are legal tender of the Russian Federation and are mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at their face value.

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