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2 Roubles M.M. Gerasimov
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Value | 2 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the two-headed eagle emblem of the Bank of Russia with wings lowered, enclosed within a beaded circle. The upper legend reads «ДВА РУБЛЯ» (TWO ROUBLES) and the lower portion of the rim bears the metal purity designation «Ag 925», the year of issue «2007 г.», the fine metal content, and the Moscow Mint monogram (ММД). All legends are rendered in Cyrillic and Latin characters along the periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Mikhail Gerasimov (1907–1970) founded the Soviet laboratory for plastic facial reconstruction, developing a forensic and archaeological method of rebuilding faces from skeletal remains that became internationally adopted. This coin was issued on the centenary of his birth as part of Russia's long-running "Outstanding Personalities" series. His techniques were applied to the skulls of Ivan the Terrible, Tamerlane, and Friedrich Schiller, among others — and remain in use by Russian forensic investigators today.