Russia 3 Roubles 2008 XXIXth Olympic Summer Games (Beijing)

The reverse: in the centre in a frame of vegetable ornament, against the background of stylised image of ripples in the water - two sportswomen at performing exercise of synchronous swimming; above along the rim - the date "2008", drown in the style of chinese hieroglyphs. The artist: T.V. Lifatova. The sculptor: Y.A.Gogol. Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД). The edge: 300 corrugations. Denomination 3 rubles Quality Proof Metal, fineness Silver 925/1000 Total weight, G 33,94 (±0,31) Fine metal content not less than, G 31,10 Diameter, mm 39,00 (±0,30) Thickness, mm 3,30 (±0,35) Mintage, pcs 10000 Date of issue: 09.01.2008 The obverse: in the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2008 г." (2008), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.