Russia 2 Roubles, 2023

2 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 2023. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 33 mm and weighs 17 g.

Obverse

The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘2 РУБЛЯ’ (2 ROUBLES), the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content. (Russian Federation
SPMD
Bank of Russia
Roubles)

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features a relief image of Feodor Chaliapin’s portrait against the background of images of his stage personas and a fragment of the stave, laser treated for matte finishing, the facsimile of the singer’s signature — below on the right, and the years of his birth and death ‘1873’ and ‘1938’ in two lines on the left. (А Chaliapin)

Edge

195 corrugations