Russia – 3 Rubles – 1996 – Dmitri Donskoy – 1oz Silver Proof

3 Rubles – 1996 – Dmitri Donskoy – 1oz Silver Proof

Details:
Country: Russia
Mint: St. Petersburg 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: 40,000

Front:
In the center — the emblem of the Bank of Russia (the double-headed eagle). The inscriptions along the edge: top – “3 RUBLES 1996 г.” (3 RUBLES 1996), bottom – “BANK OF RUSSIA”. The letters below indicate the metal mark, fineness, mint mark, and fine metal content.

Back:
The image depicts the Russian and Mongol warriors Peresvet and Chelubey in single combat, below which is a cartouche with weapons and armor, and on the central shield the date “1380”. The inscriptions around the edge are: above – “1000-LETIIE РОССИИ – ДМИТРИЙ ДОНСКОЙ” (THE MILLENNIUM YEAR – DMITRI DONSKOY), below – “ПОЕДИНОК ПЕРЕСВЕТА С ЧЕЛУБЕЕМ” (THE SINGLE COMBAT BETWEEN PERESVET AND CHELUBEY).

Information:
Dmitry Donskoy (1350–1389), Grand Prince of Moscow (from 1359) and Vladimir (from 1362), led the armed struggle of the Russian people against the Tatar-Mongol invaders. On September 8, 1380, he defeated the army of the Tatar Khan Mamai on the Kulikovo Plain, a field on the upper reaches of the Don River, after which he received the name Donskoy. Under his rule, Moscow definitively established its leading role among the Russian lands. Dmitry Donskoy was buried in the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael in the Moscow Kremlin.