Russia, 2 roubles
0.9250 Silver, 33 mm., 15.55 g.
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Astronomer and geodesist V.Ya. Struve – 225th Anniversary of his Birth.
The obverse
on the mirror field of the disc the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it along the rim the semicircular inscription "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms: to the left indications of the precious metal and its fineness, to the right the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, at the bottom in the centre in three lines the inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin "2 РУБЛЯ" (2 RUBLES), the year of issue "2018 г." (2018).
The reverse
on the mirror field of the disc on the left the relief portrait of V.Ya. Struve, on the right an astronomical instrument, in the background the images of the facade of the Pulkovo Observatory and the starry sky, at the bottom along the rim the inscription "В.Я. СТРУВЕ" (V.YA. STRUVE), on the right the dates in two lines "1793" and "1864".
Authors
The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.V. Gnidin (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.V. Gnidin (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 195 corrugations.
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