What lovely fairy tales! (06.06.2024)

On 6 June 2024, the date of birth of Alexander Pushkin, the Bank of Russia issues a silver commemorative coin ‘The Tale of Tsar Saltan’.

The poet took the plot of this fairy tale, many fabulous characters and images from Russian folklore. But these were exactly Pushkin’s Gvidon and the Swan Princess, the matchmaker Baba Babarikha and 33 stalwart knights, the mysterious island of Buyan that inspired composers, film directors, and artists to write music and plays, shoot films and paint pictures. And many of us enter the world of Pushkin’s poetry with Tsar Saltan.

The 3-ruble silver coin ‘The Tale of Tsar Saltan’ was issued in the Legends and Folktales of Russia series (catalogue No. 5111-0506).

The 3-ruble silver coin (fine metal content 31.1 g, fineness 925/1,000) has a round shape and is 39.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.

The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions: ‘?????????? ?????????’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), ‘???? ??????’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coins ‘3 ?????’ (3 RUBLES), the year of issue: ‘2024 ?.’ (2024), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the St. Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

The reverse of the coin has a relief image of characters of Pushkin’s fairy tale — Prince Gvidon and the Swan Princess, a city and a coast with an incoming wave, as well as an image of the sea laser treated for matte finishing; there are two semi-circular inscriptions: ‘??????? ? ?????? ??????? ??????’ (LEGENDS AND FOLKTALES OF RUSSIA) at the top and ‘?????? ? ???? ???????’ (THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN) at the bottom. The glow around the Princess's head is made with the effect of optical interference.

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 5.0 thousand pcs.

The new coin is legal tender of the Russian Federation and is mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at its face value.