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2 Roubles Gjursa
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a detailed relief portrayal of a Gjursa (Levantine viper, Macrovipera lebetina), depicted against a background of foliage and vegetables rendered in fine artistic detail. The snake is shown in a naturalistic pose characteristic of its species. The Cyrillic inscription «ГЮРЗА» (Gjursa) arcs along the upper rim, identifying the subject. The overall composition is executed in high relief consistent with the Proof finish of the issue. |
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| Mintage | 2010 СПМД - Proof - 7,500 |
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Part of Russia's long-running "Red Book" endangered species series, this issue commemorates the Gjursa — the Caucasian subspecies of the brown bear — at a time when conservation politics between Russia and Georgia over the Caucasus region were still fraught. The Bank of Russia has issued hundreds of these small silver pieces since the 1990s, making them prolific in secondary markets but genuinely useful as a documentary record of which species the Russian government considered worth protecting in any given year.