Russia – 3 Rubles – 1998 – 100th Anniversary of the Russian Museum – Woman Drinking Tea – 1oz Silver Proof

3 Rubles – 1998 – 100th Anniversary of the Russian Museum – Woman Drinking Tea- 1oz Silver Proof

Details:
Country: Russia
Mint: St. Petersburg Mint (SMD)
Face value: 3 rubles
Quality: Proof
Metal: Silver
Fineness: 900/1000
Total weight: 34.88g
Fine weight: 31,10g
Diameter: 39.00mm
Thickness: 3.30mm
Circulation: 15,000

Front:
The double-headed eagle, the letters below indicate the metal mark, the fineness, the mint mark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the edge: above – «3 RUBLЯ 1998 г.» (3 RUBLES 1998), below – «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Back:
A fragment of the painting “A Merchant’s Wife Drinking Tea” by the painter BM Kustodiev. Below – the Marble Palace and the date “100 ЛЕТ” (100 YEARS), the inscription on the edge: “РУССКИЙ МУЗЕЙ” (RUSSIAN MUSEUM).

Information:
The State Russian Museum (until 1917 the Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III) was opened on March 7 (19), 1898 in the Mikhailovsky Palace. Today, the architectural complex of the museum consists of remarkable monuments of Russian architecture of the 18. and 19th century: the Mikhailovsky Palace (architect K. Rossi), the Stroganov Palace (architect B. Rastrelli), the Marble Palace (architect A. Rinaldi), the Engineering Castle (architects VIBazhenov, V.Brenna). The museum is of global importance. It possesses the largest and most complete collection of works of Russian fine art, which includes about 400,000 exhibits and covers all historical periods and directions representing the development of Russian art within 1000 years, from the 10th to the 20th century.