relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the edge – the inscription in a semicircle "RUSSIAN FEDERATION", framed on both sides with double diamonds, under the coat of arms on the left – the designations of precious metal and alloy samples, on the right – the content of chemically pure metal and the trademark of the mint, at the bottom in the center in three lines – the inscription "BANK OF RUSSIA", the nominal value of the coin is "3 RUBLES", the year of issue is "2023".
images of a portrait of Leonid Gaidai holding his beloved pet in his arms, cameras, films; the years of the director's life "1923-1993" and a facsimile of his signature. All the elements of the decoration are made in relief, part of the film with frames is made in the technique of laser matting.
Leonid I. Gaidai (1923-1993) was an outstanding Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor. People's Artist of the USSR, laureate of the RSFSR State Prize. Vasiliev brothers, Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Participant of the Great Patriotic War.
His films have become masterpieces of Russian cinema. Gaidai's humor is timeless, it is light, sparkling and understandable to any viewer. Each Gaidai film is a storehouse of vivid images, talented acting, winged expressions that have gone to the people immediately and forever.
His comedies "Dog Barbos and an unusual cross", "Moonshiners", "Operation Y and other adventures of Shurik", "Caucasian captive", "Diamond Hand", "Ivan Vasilyevich changes his profession", "12 chairs", "It can't be!" are masterpieces that have outlived the author and time, both language and age boundaries have been crossed.
The number of viewers who watched Gaidai's films in cinemas in the first year of their release exceeds 500 million. This is an outstanding result in the history of Soviet and Russian cinema.
Artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), S.V. Sutyagin (reverse).
Sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse, reverse).