Mint of Poland

3000 dollars (Niue Island)

Ellipse - 90,00 x 67,35

Gold 999°

30

Proof

Robert Kotowicz Graduated

Mint of Poland

Obverse: In the centre – the image of the icon of Saint Tryphon, Russian patron of the hunting. Under the icon - a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Mint mark (m/w). At the top, in the semicircle - the name of the Holy Martyr Tryphon in Old Church Slavonic. On both sides - symmetrical ornament. At the bottom, sides - subtitles: “3,000 Dollars” (face value), “2011” (the year of issue) and Elizabeth II. Under a portrait of the queen - the name of the issuer: “Niue Island”. Reverse: In the central - the figure of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich on horseback with the falcon sitting on the hand. In the background - part of the building of the Kremlin. At the top - the inscription in Russian: “Царская охота” (Royal Hunting). At the bottom - semicircular inscription in Russian: “Царь Алексей Михайлович” (Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich).

The half kilo coin is devoted to Russian Royal Hunting. On the coin there are most important persons to the history of Russian Hunting: Saint Tryphon and Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. The design of coin shows Russian tradition of hunting with falcon.