2 Roubles Leo

Part of Russia's long-running "Signs of the Zodiac" series issued by the Bank of Russia in the early 2000s, these coins were produced in relatively modest quantities and sold directly through authorized dealers rather than entering general circulation. The series ran through all twelve signs across 2002 and 2003, with collector demand driven largely by the domestic Russian market at a time when silver commemorative coin collecting was expanding rapidly following the economic stabilization after the 1998 ruble crisis.