3 Rubles 2007, MMD, Sputnik Proof

Name: Монеты 3 Rubles 2007, MMD, Sputnik Proof
Price: 2600 RUB
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Country: Russian Federation
Weight: 33.94 g
Mintage: 10000 pcs.
Name: 50th Anniversary of the Launch of the First Artificial Earth Satellite
Issue Quality: Proof
Metal: Silver
Fineness: 925
Designation: Ag
Precious Metal Weight: 31.1 g
Denomination: 3 rubles
Currency Unit: Ruble
Mint Mark: MMD
Type (Strike): Commemorative
Year of Issue: 2007
Sculptor: Computer modeling.
Artist: V.M. Erokhin, A.V. Malokostova.
CBR Code: 5111-0162
Diameter: 39 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
G: 2240 ₽

Reverse
At the bottom against a starry sky – the globe, above it – the first artificial Earth satellite; on the right, from bottom to top along the circumference – a stylized depiction of the satellite's flight trajectory in low Earth orbit in the form of a matte strip, on it – the date «October 4, 1957»; on the left along the circumference – a two-line inscription: «THE FIRST ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITE».
Obverse
In the upper part along the rim arc is the coin's denomination «THREE RUBLES», slightly below on the left is the metal designation from Mendeleev's periodic table Ag and the fineness 925, below in the center is the year of minting «2007», below on the right is the weight of the pure precious metal 31.10 and the manufacturer's (mint) mark «MMD». In the central part of a characteristic dotted rim is a double-headed eagle, and below it is the name of the coin's issuer «BANK OF RUSSIA».