Russia 2 Roubles, 1998

2 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 1998. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 33 mm and weighs 17 g.

Obverse

In the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin, lower — the semicircular inscription — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA) framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ДВА РУБЛЯ» (TWO ROUBLES), at the bottom — «1998», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. (Two Rouble
Bank of Russia
MMD)

Reverse

Sergei Eisenstein surveying a film-strip, to the right — the battleship «Potyomkin». The semicircular inscription at the top along the rim: «СЕРГЕЙ ЭЙЗЕНШТЕЙН» (SERGEI EISENSTEIN), and under it — the dates «1898–1948», at the bottom, under the portrait — the facsimile-signature of Eisenstein. (SERGEI EISENSTEIN)

Edge

195 corrugations