Russia – 3 Rubles – 1995 – Sleeping Beauty – 1oz Silver Proof

3 Rubles – 1995 – Sleeping Beauty – 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: 40,000

Front:
The double-headed eagle. The inscriptions along the edge: above – “3 РУБЛЯ 1995 г.” (3 RUBLES 1995), below – “БАНК РОССИИ” (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal mark, fineness, mint mark, and fine metal content.

Back:
in the middle a duet performing a pas de deux from the first act, on the edge from left to right the inscription “СПЯЩАЯ КРАСАВИЦА” (Sleeping Beauty).

Information:
The ballet “Sleeping Beauty” was created in 1889 by the great Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky. It was first performed on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg on January 3, 1890. The choreography was written by Marius Petipa and is based on Charles Pérault’s fairy tale about the painful love between Princess Aurora and Prince Desire and the triumph of good over evil. The libretto for the ballet was written by IA Vsevolzhsky, the director of the Imperial Theater.