2023 3 Rubles The 60th Anniversary of the First Space Flight of a Female Cosmonaut Series: The Cosmos 1oz Silver coin Russia (Copy)

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Denomination 3 rubles

Quality Proof

Metal, fineness Silver 925/1000

Total weight, g 33.94 (±0.31)

Fine metal content not less than, g 31.10

Diameter, mm 39.00 (±0.30)

Thickness, mm 3.30 (±0.35)

Mintage, pcs 3,000

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 and fineness of the metal 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 ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023).

Reverse

an image of a portrait of Valentina Tereshkova in a spacesuit and a stylised image of a gull, both designed in relief, against the background of images of the Earth, the starry sky and abstract lines symbolising a space flight, laser treated for matte finishing; and the relief inscriptions ‘16–19 июня 1963 г.’ (16–19 June 1963) under the portrait, with a decorative line underneath, and ‘60-ЛЕТИЕ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА В КОСМОС ЖЕНЩИНЫ-КОСМОНАВТА’ (THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SPACE FLIGHT OF A FEMALE COSMONAUT) on the left around the lower circumference.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.A. Brynza (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.N. Bessonov (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 300 corrugations.