The Church of Ilya the Prophet in Yaroslavl

Obverse

the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «3 РУБЛЯ 1996 г.» (3 RUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.

Reverse

a view of the Church of Ilya the Prophet in Yaroslavl, above - the date "XVII в." (17th century). The inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "ЦЕРКОВЬ ИЛЬИ ПРОРОКА" (THE CHRUCH OF ILYA THE PROPHET), at the bottom - "ЯРОСЛАВЛЬ" (YAROSLAVL).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The sculptor: A.V. Baklanov.
Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 300 corrugations

The Church of Ilya the Prophet (1647-1650) is a remarkable monument of the Yaroslavl school of architecture of the 17th-century. Its main decoration is the frescoes created by the famed Kostroma artists Guriy Nikitin and Sila Savin in collaboration with Yaroslavl painters.