200th anniversary of Karachayevo-Circassia’s capital

On 11 August 2025, the Bank of Russia issues a 3-ruble silver commemorative coin ‘The 200^th Anniversary of the Foundation of Cherkessk’ of the Cities series (Catalogue No. 5111-0524). The city was founded as Batalpashinskaya stanitsa (village) at the location of a Russian military fortification on the Kuban defence line, bearing the same name. Throughout its history, the city changed its name three times: initially Sulimov, then Yezhovo-Cherkessk, before taking its current name — Cherkessk — in 1939.

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

The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.

The obverse of the coin 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 denomination of the coin ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2025 г.’ (2025), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

The reverse of the coin features a relief image of a memorial to the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, with a memorial wall against the background of the images of trees and clouds, laser treated for matte finishing, and the inscription ‘200/ЛЕТ/ЧЕРКЕССК’ (200/YEARS/CHERKESSK) in three lines on a matte background at the bottom of the coin.

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 coin is legal tender of the Russian Federation and is mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at its face value.

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