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2 Roubles PHALLUS DUPLICATUS
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a highly detailed, naturalistically rendered depiction of Phallus duplicatus (Сетконоска сдвоенная), a rare stinkhorn fungus listed in the Red Book of Russia. The central motif shows the characteristic dome-shaped, reticulated indusium — a lace-like skirt of interlocking polygonal mesh — suspended from the stipe and capped by a dark brown, textured gleba at the apex; the cap is rendered with selective colour application in warm brown tones contrasting with the silver field. Decaying wood and leaf litter are engraved at the base of the fruiting body, adding naturalistic context. The inscription СЕТКОНОСКА СДВОЕННАЯ arcs along the upper periphery in Cyrillic lettering within a plain raised border. |
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| Mint | Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД), Russia |
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Part of Russia's ongoing "Red Book" wildlife series, this issue features the rare orchid Phallus duplicatus — a fungus, not a flower, despite the series framing. The Bank of Russia has issued hundreds of coins under the Red Book program since the 1990s, covering species from Siberian tigers to obscure invertebrates, but the inclusion of fungi remains relatively uncommon within the catalog.