Soviet commemorative 3 ruble silver coin (mass: 34.56g, mf: 900, diameter: 39mm, quality: proof) of the 1000th anniversary of Russian-issue coinage. *Obverse shows the coat of arms of the USSR, the Russian text for "USSR" (СССР), the mass of silver in the coin in grams (31,1), the metallic composition and millesimal fineness of the coin (Ag 900), the coin's denomination of 3 rubles (3 РУБЛЯ), and mintage year of the coin (1988), and the mintmark of the Leningrad mint (stylized "ЛМД" - obverse field, right). *Reverse shows two srebrenik (a type of early medieval Russian silver coin, see here) of Kievan Rus' issued under the reign of Vladimir the Great, text "1000 YEARS OF ANCIENT RUSSIAN COINAGE" in Russian (1000-ЛЕТИЕ ДРЕВНЕРУССКОЙ МОНЕТНОЙ ЧЕКАНКИ) on the coin's upper rim, text "VLADIMIR'S SREBRENIK" in Russian (СРЕБРЕНИК ВЛАДИМИРА) on the coin's lower rim, and commemorative year (988).