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| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | МИНИСТЕРСТВО ИНОСТРАННЫХ ДЕЛ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ (Translation: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation) |
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Issued as part of Russia's long-running "Ministries" bimetallic series, this piece commemorates the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during a period when Russia was actively repositioning itself diplomatically following the Soviet collapse — the MFA had been substantially restructured through the 1990s as it shed Soviet-era obligations and renegotiated Russia's place in multilateral institutions. The series itself drew persistent criticism for inconsistent distribution; many issues reached collectors through official channels before entering general circulation at all.