The battle on lake Peipus.

So here we have the Russia ruble, nominal - 3. The year of issue of this coin is 1991, mint: Bank of Russia, Moscow. Total circulation – 600.000.

In 1242 the Russians under Alexander Nevsky defeated the Teutonic Knights on frozen Lake Peipus. In 1239 the Livonian Knights (Order of the Brothers of the Sword) had begun a military campaign in northwestern Russia to expand their territory and convert the Russians to Roman Catholicism. Interrupted by the Mongol invasion of Poland and Silesia (1241), the campaign was resumed by the Teutonic Knights (with whom the Livonian Knights were affiliated).

In 1241 the Knights captured Pskov, then proceeded against Novgorod in March 1242. But Nevsky led an army against them. Recovering all the territory seized by the Knights, he engaged them in battle on the frozen Lake Peipus, known as the “Battle on the Ice” (Ledovoye Poboishche). His victory (April 5) forced the grand master of the Knights to relinquish all claims to the Russian lands that he had conquered and substantially reduced the Teutonic threat to northwestern Russia.