Obverse description	In the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, 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 - the year of issue `2003`, the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Obverse script	Cyrillic
Obverse lettering	ДВА РУБЛЯ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 925 • 2003 г. • 15,55 СПМД (Translation: Two Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description	A portrait of F. I. Tyutchev, lower - a scroll with the facsimile signature of the poet `Ф. ТЮТЧЕВ` (F. TYUTCHEV) and the dates in two lines `1803 - 1873`, a candlestick with the lighting candle, to the right against the background of trees - a woman`s bust on a pedestal.
Reverse script	Cyrillic (cursive)
Reverse lettering	Ф Тютчев 1803 1873 (Translation: F. TYUTCHEV)
Edge	195 corrugations
Mint	(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage	2003 СПМД - Proof - 10 000
Catalog ID	1333533450
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