Bank of Russia issues commemorative coins of precious metals

On 10 November 2020, the Bank of Russia issues the following silver commemorative coins:

— a coin in the denomination of 3 rubles ‘The 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation’;

— a coin in the denomination of 3 rubles ‘100th anniversary of the GOELRO plan’.

The silver 3-ruble coins (fine metal content 31.1 g, fineness 925/1,000) have a round shape and are 39.0 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 emblem of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coins’ denominations ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2020 г.’ (2020), 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 coin ‘The 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation’ (Catalogue Number: 5111-0437) bears a relief image of the Accounts Chamber building in Moscow; at the top there is a coloured image of the emblem of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation; there are inscriptions: a two-line inscription ‘25 ЛЕТ’ (25 YEARS) at the bottom and ‘СЧЕТНАЯ ПАЛАТА РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ’ (THE ACCOUNTS CHAMBER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION) along the circumference.

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 3.0 thousand pcs;

— of the coin ‘100th anniversary of the GOELRO plan’ (Catalogue Number: 5111-0438) bears relief images of an assembly mechanic, a power dam, and power transmission towers against the background of a city view with lighted windows, laser treated for matte finishing; below there are inscriptions ‘ПЛАН ГОЭЛРО’ (THE GOELRO PLAN) and ‘100 ЛЕТ’ (100 YEARS).

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

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