2 Roubles Nicholay Rerich

€1.00
IssuerRussia
Year1999
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2 Roubles
CurrencyRouble (1998-date)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight17 g
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness2.40 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Reverse: Andrey Sergevich Kunats
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#651, CBR#5110-0030, Schön#598
Obverse descriptionIn 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 — «1999», 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 scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse letteringДВА РУБЛЯ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 925 • 1999 г. • 15,55 СПМД
(Translation: Two Rouble Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse descriptionThe fragment of the N.K.Rerikh`s painting with its title at the bottom in two lines: «ДЕЛА ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКИЕ» (THE HUMAN ACTS), at the top to the right — the portrait of the painter, under it — the inscription in two lines: «НИКОЛАЙ РЕРИХ (NIKOLAI RERIKH), to the right from the portrait — the dates in two lines «1874» «1947».
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse lettering1874 1947 НИКОЛАЙ РЕРИХ ДЕЛА ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКИЕ
(Translation: NIKOLAI RERIKH THE HUMAN ACTS)
Edge195 corrugations
Mint(СПМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage1999 СПМД - Proof - 15 000
Catalog ID9797139070
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