Russia 3 Roubles1992

the depiction of Russian worriers fighting German knights on the ice of Lake Chudskoye, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "750 ЛЕТ ПОБЕДЫ АЛЕКСАНДРА НЕВСКОГО НА ЧУДСКОМ ОЗЕРЕ" (THE 750th ANNIVERSARY OF ALEXANDER THE NEVSKY'S VICTORY ON LAKE CHUDSKOE), at the bottom - "5 АПРЕЛЯ 1242" (APRIL 5, 1242). in the center - the view of the Cupolas of the Cathedral of Interession on the Moat and the Saviour's Tower, above it to the left - the two-headed eagle, under it to the right - the mint trademark. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA), at the bottom in tree lines — "3 РУБЛЯ" "1992" (3 RUBLES 1992). Alexander Yaroslavich (1220-1263), a Novgorod prince, the Grand Duke of Vladimir and son of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, was called in 1240 the Nevsky after he defeated the Swedes on the River Neva. On April 5, 1242, Russian warriors led by Alexander the Nevsky routed the German knights on ice-bound Lake Chudskoye. That fight, which went down in history as the Battle on the Ice, allowed Russia to strengthen her western borders. Alexander the Nevsky was canonised by the Russian Orthodox Church.