Three rubles (gold coin)

Nicholas I

During the reign of Nicholas I, three rubles were minted from 917 gold, their diameter is 22.8, mm , and its weight is 3.92 g , and 3.60 g of pure gold. 77 106 copies were issued in the Warsaw Mint . The edge is ribbed ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} .

The obverse of three rubles depicts the right profile portrait of Nicholas I in a laurel wreath. Circular inscription: “ALEXADER I. CES ∙ ROS ∙ WSKRZESICIEL ∙ KROL ∙ POLS · 1815 *”. On the reverse in the center there is an inscription in three lines, which is surrounded by two oak branches: "25 ZŁO ∙ POL ∙ 1829". Under the branches are the initials of the minzmeister: "F - H" - Fryderyk Hunger. Circular inscription: “MIKOŁAY I. CES ∙ WSZ ROSSYI KROL POLSKI PANUIACY *” ^{[1] [2] [3] [6] [7]} .

The three rubles of Nicholas I were minted from 1828 to 1829 and from 1832 to 1841, which have no varieties ^[5] .

Alexander II

During the reign of Alexander II, three rubles were minted from 917 gold, their diameter was 22.7 mm, and the weight was 3.93 g, and 3.6 g pure gold. 143,003 copies were issued in the St. Petersburg Mint . The edge is dotted ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} .

On the obverse of three rubles of 1869, the coat of arms of the Russian Empire of the end of the XIX century is depicted - a double-headed eagle with outspread wings under three crowns, the flowing St. Andrew's ribbon comes down from the upper crown. On the eagle's chest is a shield with the emblem of Moscow , which is surrounded by the chain of the Order of St. Apostle Andrew the First Called . On the wings of the eagle are shields with the emblems of the kingdoms: Kazan , Polish , Tauric Chersonesos , the combined coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Kiev , Vladimir and Novgorod, the kingdoms of Astrakhan , Siberia , Georgian and the Principality of Finland . In his right paw, he squeezes the scepter , in his left holds the power . Under the eagle are indicated the initials of the minzmeister: “H - I” - N. Jossa. On the reverse, inside the dotted rim, the denomination symbol "* 3 * RUBLE" is shown. The figure shows the date “1869” and the mint “S. P. b. Circular inscription: "PURE GOLD 81 SHARE *" ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} .

Three rubles of Alexander II were minted from 1869 to 1881, in which there are varieties ^[11] .

Alexander III

During the reign of Alexander III, three rubles were minted from 917 gold, their diameter was 19.7 mm , and their weight was 3.93 g , and 3.6 g pure gold. They were issued in the St. Petersburg Mint in the amount of 6 copies. The edge is dotted ^{[12] [13] [6] [7]} .

On the obverse of three rubles, the coat of arms of the Russian Empire of the end of the 19th century is depicted - a double-headed eagle with outstretched wings under three crowns, and the flowing St. Andrew's ribbon comes down from the upper crown. On the eagle's chest is a shield with the emblem of Moscow, which is surrounded by the chain of the Order of St. Apostle Andrew the First Called. On the wings of the eagle are shields with the emblems of the kingdoms: Kazan, Polish, Tauric Chersonesos, the combined coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Kiev, Vladimir and Novgorod, the kingdoms of Astrakhan, Siberia, Georgian and the Principality of Finland. In his right paw, he squeezes the scepter, in his left holds the power. Under the eagle are the initials of the minzmeister: “H - F” - N. Follendorf. On the reverse, inside the dotted rim, the denomination symbol "* 3 * RUBLE" is shown. The figure shows the date “1882” and the mint “S. P. b. Circular inscription: "PURE GOLD 81 SHARE *" ^{[12] [13] [6] [7]} .

Three rubles of Alexander III were minted from 1881 to 1885, in which there are varieties ^[7] .

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• Bitkin V.V. Summary catalog of coins of Russia. - Kiev: Yunona, 2003. - T. 2. - p. 859, 875, 916. - 1065 p.

• Varieties of three rubles Nicholas I
• Varieties of three rubles of Alexander II
• Varieties of three rubles of Alexander III