The 300th Anniversary of the Saint Petersburg Mint

Obverse

a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the rim the inscription in a semicircle ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms are the chemical symbol of the metal, its fineness, and the serial number of the coin on the left and fine metal content and the mint mark on the right, at the bottom centre in three lines are the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘200 РУБЛЕЙ’ (200 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2024 г.’ (2024).

Reverse

features relief images of Peter the Great, the founder of the mint, a copying lathe, the reverse of the 1923 chervonets, the reverse of the investment coin ‘Saint George the Victorious’, the reverse of the 1724 ruble, reverses and obverses of small coins of different periods, the coin webbing, an image of the Saint Petersburg Mint within a circumference against the background of geometric images, laser treated for matte finishing; the inscriptions ‘300 ЛЕТ’ (300 YEARS) at the top and ‘САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР’ (SAINT PETERSBURG MINT) in three lines at the bottom.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.D. Schablykin (reverse).
Sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse, reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 390 corrugations.

Discover more

The Saint Petersburg Mint is the oldest Russian and one of the world’s largest enterprises issuing precious metal commemorative coins, coin-like items, and medals. Like Saint Petersburg, the Mint was founded by Peter the Great. It was established in 1724 and is located in the very centre of Saint Petersburg – within the premises of the Peter and Paul Fortress.

As early as in the 18th century, the Saint Petersburg Mint established the traditions of the Russian school of medal-making, which continues to develop today. The Mint issued the first commemorative coins of the Russian Empire, the USSR, and the Russian Federation and made the largest modern five kilo gold and five kilo silver commemorative coins.

Today, the Saint Petersburg Mint issues precious metal commemorative and investment coins, government awards as well as commemorative medals and various tokens.

Source: https://spmd300.goznak.ru