On the front side of the coin there is a relief image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation, there are inscriptions: "RUSSIAN FEDERATION", "BANK OF RUSSIA", coin denomination - "3 РУБЛЯ", date - "2018", metal designation according to the Periodic System of Elements of DI . Mendeleyev, a sample of the alloy, a trademark of the St. Petersburg Mint and the mass of the precious metal is clean
There is an image of a modern emblem of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Expedition for the preparation of state securities on the backdrop of the logo image of 1900. On the left there is a microtext with the repeated name of the enterprise "EXPEDITION OF PUBLIC PAPER MANUFACTURING".