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Description
The Russian Geographical Society is a learned society based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It promotes exploration and geography with research programs in fields including oceanography and ethnography. The society was founded on 6 (18) August 1845 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917, it was known as the Imperial Russian Geographical Society.
Obverse
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Depicts in the centre the emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle with wings down designed by I. Bilibin), under it – the semicircular inscription BANK OF RUSSIA framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim – on top: THREE RUBLES, below: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre – the year of issue, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. ТРИ РУБЛЯ |
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Reverse
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Depicts the relief profile portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, to the left of it below the inscription in three lines: GRAND DUKE KONSTANTIN NIKOLAYEVICH, above the inscription along the rim: RUSSIAN GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY FOUND in 1845. РУССКОЕ ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО ОСН. в 1845 г. |
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300 corrugations |
3 Rubles
170th Anniversary of the Russian Geographic Society
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich
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CBR# 5111-0302
170th Anniversary of the Russian Geographic Society
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich
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