Russia 2 Roubles, 1996

2 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 1996. Struck in Silver (.500). Measures 33 mm and weighs 15.87 g.

Obverse

The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ДВА РУБЛЯ 1996 г.» (TWO ROUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. (TWO ROUBLES
MMD
BANK OF RUSSIA)

Reverse

The portrait of Nikolai Nekrasov, to the left - two dates in two lines "1821" and "1878", to the right - a view of the Karabikha estate near Yaroslavl, below - a boy holding by the bridle a horse harnessed to a cart, at the bottom - the poet's facsimile signature, an opened book and a goose quill. (Nik Nekrasov)

Edge

195 corrugations