Russia, Federation 3 Rubles 2016

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3 Rubles 2016, CBR# 5111-0356, Russia, Federation, The 150th Anniversary of Foundation of the Russian Historical Society, Pyotr Vyazemsky

Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia

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The Imperial Russian Historical Society was a public organization of Imperial Russia. It was subject to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Education. It was founded in 1866 and dissolved in 1917. It published studies on Russian history and historical documents connected with the Imperial Russian state. It is most notable as the publisher of the Russian Biographical Dictionary. Its emblem was an image of the Monument to Minin and Pozharsky.

Prince Pyotr Andreyevich Vyazemsky (1792–1878) was a leading personality of the Golden Age of Russian poetry. Vyazemsky was the journalistic leader of Russian Romanticism, there can be nothing less romantic than his early poetry: it consists either of very elegant, polished, and cold exercises on the set commonplaces of poetry, or of brilliant essays in wordplay, where pun begets pun, and conceit begets conceit, heaping up mountains of verbal wit. His later poetry became more universal and essentially classical.

Pyotr Vyazemsky was one of the founding members of the Imperial Russian Historical Society.

Date of Issue: 26.12.2016

Obverse	Coat of arms Russian Federation Rider Horseman Symbol, amulet, talisman Double-headed eagle The relief image of the national coat of arms of the Russian Federation, over it – the semicircular inscription along the rim: RUSSIAN FEDERATION, framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark (SPMD), on the bottom in the centre, in three lines – the inscription: BANK OF RUSSIA, the denomination of the coin: 3 RUBLES, the year of issue: 2016. The two main elements of Russian state symbols (the two-headed eagle and the mounted figure slaying the dragon) predate Peter the Great. Today, however, the official description does not refer to the rider on the central shield as representing Saint George, mainly in order to maintain the secular character of the modern Russian state. The imperial crowns on each headstand for the unity and sovereignty of Russia, both as a whole and in its constituent republics and regions. The orb and scepter grasped in the eagle's talons are traditional heraldic symbols of sovereign power and authority. They have been retained in modern Russian arms despite the fact that the Russian Federation is not a monarchy. Artist: E. V. Kramskaya Sculptor: A. A. Dolgopolova РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ Ag 925 31,1 СПМД БАНК РОССИИ 3 РУБЛЯ 2016
Reverse	Construction (building, bridge etc.) Palace Person (writer, poet, philosopher etc.) Pyotr Vyazemsky Depicts the relief portrait of Pyotr Vyazemsky, to the right is the image of a scroll, in the background is the facade of the New Michael Palace in Saint Petersburg, the inscriptions along the rim at the top: RUSSIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED IN 1866, below: P. A. VYAZEMSKY. The New Michael Palace was the third Saint Petersburg palace designed by Andrei Stackenschneider for Nicholas I's children. It was built between 1857 and 1862 on the Palace Embankment, between the Hermitage Museum buildings (to the west) and the Marble Palace (to the east). The palace was commissioned by Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia on the occasion of his wedding to Cecilie of Baden. The design is a Revivalist medley of quotations from the Renaissance, Baroque, and the Louis XVI styles. The Rococo interiors are ornate yet airy. The statuary is by David Jensen. Some of the paintings are by Michael Zichy. Artist: A. D. Schablykin Sculptor: A. A. Dolgopolova РУССКОЕ ИСТОРИЧЕСКОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО ОСН. в 1866 г. П. А. ВЯЗЕМСКИЙ
Edge	Reeded (milled) 300 corrugations

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2016 Russia, Federation

The 150th Anniversary of Foundation of the Russian Historical Society
Pyotr Vyazemsky

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CBR# 5111-0356

Characteristics

Type	Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material	Silver
Fineness	0.925
Weight	33.94 g
Diameter	39 mm
Thickness	3.3 mm
Shape	round
Alignment	Medal
Mint	Saint Petersburg Mint (SPMD)