In the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin, 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 - `2000`, 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, Latin
Obverse lettering
ДВА РУБЛЯ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 925 • 2000 г. • 15,55 ММД (Translation: Two Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
To the right in an oval - the portrait of F.A.Vassiliyev (painted by I. N. Kramskoy), lower - a palette with paintbrushes, the dates on it in two lines `1850` `1873`, to the left - a fragment of his painting `The Thaw`, at the bottom - the inscription in two lines: `ФЁДОР ВАСИЛЬЕВ` (FIODOR VASSILIYEV).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
Федор
Васильев
1850
1873 (Translation: Fiodor Vassiliyev)
Edge
195 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)
