Russia 3 Rubles "39th World Chess Olympiad"
Verfasst: 3. August 2010 12:22
On August 2, 2010 the Central Bank of the Russian Federation issues commemorative coins of precious metals:
- a silver proof coin in denomination of 3 Rubles, dedicated to the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk,
The silver proof coin in denomination of 3 Rubles, dedicated to the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (fine metal content 31.1g, fineness 925/1000, catalogue number 5111-0201, diameter 39.0 mm, mintage 5000 pcs) has the rim, raised on both sides of the coin along the circumference.
The obverse: the relief image 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), framed by a circle of beads. The inscriptions along the rim divided by dots indicate the denomination of the coin "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES) and the year of issue "2010", between them - the indication of the metal according to the D.I. Mendeleyev Periodic System of Elements, the purity, the trade mark of the Moscow Mint and the fine precious metal content.
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The reverse side of the coin depicts the stylized relief images of the globe, the pawn, the archer, the image of an element of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Ugra emblem and a fragment of a chessboard. Along the circumference there are two inscriptions divided by dots – “XXXIX ВСЕМИРНАЯ ШАХМАТНАЯ ОЛИМПИАДА” (XXXIX WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD) and “ХАНТЫ-МАНСИЙСК” (KHANTY-MANSIYSK).
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The edge of the coin is corrugated.
- a silver proof coin in denomination of 3 Rubles, dedicated to the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk,
The silver proof coin in denomination of 3 Rubles, dedicated to the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (fine metal content 31.1g, fineness 925/1000, catalogue number 5111-0201, diameter 39.0 mm, mintage 5000 pcs) has the rim, raised on both sides of the coin along the circumference.
The obverse: the relief image 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), framed by a circle of beads. The inscriptions along the rim divided by dots indicate the denomination of the coin "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES) and the year of issue "2010", between them - the indication of the metal according to the D.I. Mendeleyev Periodic System of Elements, the purity, the trade mark of the Moscow Mint and the fine precious metal content.
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The reverse side of the coin depicts the stylized relief images of the globe, the pawn, the archer, the image of an element of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Ugra emblem and a fragment of a chessboard. Along the circumference there are two inscriptions divided by dots – “XXXIX ВСЕМИРНАЯ ШАХМАТНАЯ ОЛИМПИАДА” (XXXIX WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD) and “ХАНТЫ-МАНСИЙСК” (KHANTY-MANSIYSK).
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The edge of the coin is corrugated.