Russia – 3 Rubles – 1993 – The Intercession Cathedral on the Moat – 1oz Silver Proof

3 Rubles – 1993 – The Intercession Cathedral on the Moat – 1oz Silver Proof

Details:
Country: Russia
Mint: Leningrad Mint
Face value: 3 rubles
Quality: Proof
Metal: Silver
Fineness: 900/1000
Total weight: 34.88g
Net weight: 31.10g
Diameter: 39.00 mm
Thickness: 3.30 mm
Print run: 30,000

Front:
In the center — the emblem of the Bank of Russia (the double-headed eagle), the letters below indicate the metal mark, fineness, mint mark, and purity. The inscriptions along the edge are framed by a circle of dots: at the top — “3 РУБЛЯ 1993 г.” (3 RUBLES 1993), at the bottom — “БАНК РОССИИ” (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Back:
The Cathedral of the Intercession on the Moat in Red Square, Moscow, with the monument to Minin and Pozharsky in the foreground. The two-line inscription on the left reads “МОСКВА XVI в.” (MOSCOW 16th century). The inscription at the edge reads “СОБОР ПОКРОВА НА РВУ” (MARY’S Intercession Cathedral on the Moat).

Information:
The Intercession Cathedral on the castle moat was built between 1555 and 1561 by the Russian architects Barma and Postnik to commemorate Ivan the Terrible’s victory over the Khanate of Kazan. Later, a tenth church was added to the cathedral’s nine. It was built on the same foundations and named after Blessed Basil, who was buried nearby (hence the cathedral’s second name, Basil). The monument to Prince Dmitry Pozharsky (1578–1642) and the boyar nobleman Kuzma Minin (died 1916) was the first public monument in Russia erected in honor of the civilians who led the People’s Volunteer Corps against the Polish and Lithuanian invaders in 1612. The monument was erected in 1818 by Ivan Martos using public donations.

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