[PRE-ORDER] 2022 3 rubles 220 Years of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1oz Silver

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 center in three lines are the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2022 г.’ (2022).

Reverse

the mirror field of the disc features a relief image of the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation located on Smolenskaya-Sennaya Square in Moscow, as well as an image of the eastern wing of the General Staff Building on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg which served as the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire before 1917; a relief image of the emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the upper part of the coin; and an inscription ‘МИНИСТЕРСТВО ИНОСТРАННЫХ ДЕЛ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ’ (MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION) along the upper rim.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.V. Gnidin (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), computer simulation (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 300 corrugations.