Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia
  • 3 Rubles 2023, CBR# 5111-0483, Russia, Federation, Russian Animation, KikoRiki
  • 3 Rubles 2023, CBR# 5111-0483, Russia, Federation, Russian Animation, KikoRiki
Description

KikoRiki, known in the United States as GoGoRiki or BalloonToons and in Russia as Smeshariki (Russian: Смешарики), is a Russian animated television series consisting of 307 episodes of 6 minutes and 30 seconds each, aimed at children of 3 to 8 years. This series uses both flash animation and computer animation (mostly).

In the secluded Camomile Valley, Kikoriki, characters with round bodies, of different ages and with different tempers, are happily living side by side. Finding themselves in funny and, at times, absurd situations, friends learn new things about themselves and the world from absolutely different and unexpected perspectives.

The first episode premiered in Russia on May 17, 2004. The KikoRiki are stylized rounded animals. Its Russian name, Smeshariki, is based on the words "funny" and "little balls". The series includes complex themes and specific cultural references. The series is aired in 60 countries, is translated to 15 languages and has an everyday audience of 50 million people.

Date of issue: 01.06.2023

Obverse

In the centre the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above the semicircular inscription along the rim THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION framed on both sides by ornamental elements of doubled rhombuses, in the lower part of the disc, at the edge the horizontal inscription 3 RUBLES and the date 2023 under it, over it to the right the mint trade mark.

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 head stand 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 the 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
2023 г.

Reverse

Depicts a coloured image of the characters of KikoRiki against the background of a relief image of the house of one of the characters; at the top, along the circumference, there is a relief inscription KIKORIKI.

Artist: A. D. Schablykin

СМЕШАРИКИ

Edge

300 corrugations

3 Rubles

Colorised
CBR# 5111-0483
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.925
Weight 31.1 g
Diameter 39 mm
Thickness 3.3 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Saint Petersburg Mint (SPMD)

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