The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ДВА РУБЛЯ 1996 г.» (TWO ROUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
ДВА РУБЛЯ 1996г.
Ag 500 ММД 7,78
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: TWO ROUBLES MMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description
The portrait of Nikolai Nekrasov, to the left - two dates in two lines `1821` and `1878`, to the right - a view of the Karabikha estate near Yaroslavl, below - a boy holding by the bridle a horse harnessed to a cart, at the bottom - the poet`s facsimile signature, an opened book and a goose quill.
