Bank of Russia issues commemorative coins featuring nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika

The Bank of Russia has issued commemorative coins featuring the nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika as part of its Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Fleet series. According to the Bank of Russia’s website, the issue comprises a 3-ruble silver coin and a 200-ruble gold coin.
The 3-rouble silver coin is circular and measures 39 mm in diameter. Its reverse features a color image of the icebreaker against a backdrop of ice, enhanced by a light interference effect, along with the raised inscription “Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Fleet.” It has a mintage of 3,000.
The 200-ruble gold coin is also circular, measuring 33 mm in diameter. Its reverse features a raised image of the nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika surrounded by ice, along with the raised inscription “Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Fleet.” Its mintage is limited to just 500.
Both coins are struck to proof quality, a special minting standard that produces highly polished surfaces and finely detailed designs.
Arktika is one of the world’s most powerful nuclear-powered icebreakers, capable of breaking through ice up to three meters thick. The vessel completed its maiden voyage in November 2020 and has since helped ensure year-round navigation in Arctic waters.
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