The obverse features I. Bilibin's two-headed eagle, the metal, fineness, mint mark, and weight. The rim reads "3 РУБЛЯ 1994 г." above and "БАНК РОССИИ" below.
A self-portrait of Vasily Surikov above fragments of his painting "Boyarynia Morozova" (a church dome, a running boy, Morozova in a sledge, a wanderer, and a holy fool). Below are a palette with brushes and the artist's signature. The rim is inscribed: "РОССИЯ И МИРОВАЯ КУЛЬТУРА".