| Issuer | Russia |
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 2 Roubles |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 17 g |
| Dimensions | 33 mm |
| Thickness | 2.4 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova Reverse: Alexandra Chernova |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | CBR#5110-0179, Y#2042 |
| Obverse description | 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. |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Ag 925 15,55
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
2 РУБЛЯ
2023 г. (Translation: Russian Federation SPMD Bank of Russia Roubles) |
| Reverse description | The reverse of the coin features a relief image of Alexander Ostrovsky’s portrait against the background of a raised grande drape; an image of a scene from the play The Storm, cast in relief and laser-treated for matte finishing, on the left; and a relief image of a quill, the facsimile of the playwright’s signature, and the years of his birth and death ‘1823’ and ‘1886’ below. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic (cursive) |
| Reverse lettering | А Островский
1823
1886 (Translation: A Ostrovsky) |
| Edge | 195 corrugations |
| Mint | (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 2023 СПМД - proof - 3 000 |
| Catalog ID | 2718257410 |
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