The 150th Anniversary of Tennis in Russia

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

a relief image of two crossed tennis rackets and a gilded relief image of a tennis ball against the background of an image of a tennis net, laser treated for matte finishing, and the inscriptions ‘ТЕННИС В РОССИИ’ (TENNIS IN RUSSIA) around the upper circumference and ‘150 ЛЕТ’ (150 YEARS) in two lines at the bottom right.

Authors

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

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On 12 June 1875, Sergei Alexandrovich, the son of Emperor Alexander II, wrote in his diary that he and his brothers played tennis on the lawn of the Alexander Garden in Tsarskoye Selo. Thus, tennis first appeared in Russia one year after it was patented in Great Britain.

Russian tennis players achieved the greatest success during the period of the new Russia, when they repeatedly won the Grand Slam championships, the Olympic Games, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup.

The material was provided by All-Russia Public Organization Russian Tennis Federation.