"The Fauna of the Member States of the EAEC"

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On August 3, 2009 the Central Bank of the Russian Federation puts into circulation commemorative coins of precious metals:

- a silver proof coin of 3 Rubles denomination of the series "The Fauna of the Member States of the EAEC" ( Eurasian Economic Community);

The silver coin of 3 Rubles denomination of the series "The Fauna of the Member States of the EAEC" (fine precious metal content 31.1 g, fineness 925/1000, catalogue number , diameter 39.0 mm, mintage up to 7500 pcs.).

The rim is raised on both sides of the coin.

The obverse: the relief picture of the Emblem of the Bank of Russia - the two-headed eagle with wings down, and the semicircular inscription under it - "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA). The inscriptions along the rim divided by dots indicate the denomination of the coin "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES) and the year of issue "2009", between them - the indication of the metal sign in accordance with the D.I. Mendeleyev Periodic System of Chemical Elements, the fineness, the trade mark of the Saint Petersburg Mint and the fine precious metal content.

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The reverse: relief images of a bear against the background of a wood and to the left - the Emblem of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Community" (EAEC).

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The edge of the coin is corrugated.

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