On the obverse 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 RUBLES”, date - “2018”, metal designation according to the Periodic Table of Elements D.I. . Mendeleev, sample alloy, the trademark of the St. Petersburg Mint and the mass of the precious metal in purity
On the back of the coin is a relief portrait of I.S. Turgenev surrounded by images associated with his work; in the foreground are the attributes of writer's creativity — paper, a candle, and pince-nez, below — a facsimile of the writer's signature and the years of life “1818” and “1883”