The 100th Anniversary of Scientific and Technical Intelligence

Obverse

a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the rim the inscription in a semicircle ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms are the chemical symbol and fineness of the metal on the left and fine metal content and the mint mark on the right, at the bottom centre in three lines are the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2025 г.’ (2025).

Reverse

schematic images of a naval vessel, a fighter aircraft, an artificial Earth satellite, a nuclear power plant, a microcircuit and artificial intelligence inside stylised atom orbits, a small emblem of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation in the centre, and the inscriptions ‘НАУЧНО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКАЯ РАЗВЕДКА СВР РОССИИ’ (SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE OF RUSSIA’S SVR) and ‘100 ЛЕТ’ (100 YEARS) around the circumference separated by images of laurel twigs. All the design elements are cast in relief, and the central part of the emblem is coloured.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.A. Chernova (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), computer simulation (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 300 corrugations.

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Scientific and technical intelligence is a key area of intelligence (alongside political and illegal intelligence) aimed at strengthening the country’s potential to guarantee Russia’s independence in developing and deploying state-of-the-art technologies, including both military and civilian ones.

The Scientific and Technical Intelligence Directorate is believed to be established on 26 October 1925 when Felix Dzerzhinsky, who chaired the USSR Supreme Council of National Economy, submitted a proposal to the Foreign Department of the Joint State Political Directorate to create a scientific and technical intelligence unit.

The Scientific and Technical Intelligence Directorate played a major role in a number of important events, such as the commissioning of the world’s first nuclear power plant, the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite into the Earth’s orbit, the construction of warships, and the development of new generation supersonic aircraft.

The information was provided by the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.