The obverse: in the centre – the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it – the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim – on top: "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES), below: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre – the year of issue "2015 г." (2015), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
The reverse: in the centre of the disc – the image of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, inscriptions along the rim, below: "НИЖЕГОРОДСКИЙ КРЕМЛЬ" (NIZHNY NOVGOROD KREMLIN), above: "СИМВОЛЫ РОССИИ" (SYMBOLS OF RUSSIA).