Russia – 3 Rubles – 1996 – The Nutcracker – 1oz Silver Proof

3 Rubles – 1996 – The Nutcracker – 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
Net weight: 31.10g
Diameter: 39.00 mm
Thickness: 3.30 mm
Print run: 25,000

Front:
The double-headed eagle. The inscriptions along the edge: above – “3 РУБЛЯ 1996 г.” (3 Rubles 1996), below – “БАНК РОССИИ” (Bank of Russia). The letters below indicate the metal mark, the fineness, the mint mark, and the purity of the metal.

Back:
Masha and the Prince are dancing at the ball; the inscription on the edge reads “ЩЕЛКУНЧИК” (THE NUTCRACKER).

Information:
“The Nutcracker,” a ballet set to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa’s adaptation of Ernest Hoffmann’s fairy tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” choreographed by Lev Ivanov, premiered on December 6, 1892, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. The ballet has a dramatic history: its original version was not particularly successful with audiences, as Marius Petipa, the Mariinsky Theatre’s choreographer, was unable to perform it himself due to health reasons. Several versions of the ballet were subsequently produced. It was not performed in Moscow until 1915. “The Nutcracker” was revived on March 12, 1966, at the Bolshoi Theatre, where it was directed by Yuri Grigorovich. The leading roles in the ballet were played by ballet stars Y. Maximova, V. Vasilyev, G. Sitnikov, and V. Levashov (the stage design was created by artist S. Virsaladze, and the orchestra was conducted by G. Rozhdestvensky). “The Nutcracker” was performed successfully in many countries.

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