The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘2 РУБЛЯ’ (2 ROUBLES), the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Ag 925 15,55
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
2 РУБЛЯ
2023 г. (Translation: Russian Federation SPMD Bank of Russia Roubles)
Reverse description
The reverse of the coin features relief images of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s portrait and a stave against a stylised background of a composition of wavy iridescent lines with the effect of light interference; the relief inscription ‘С.В. РАХМАНИНОВ’ (SERGEI RACHMANINOFF) on the upper left; and the years of the composer’s birth and death ‘1873’ and ‘1943’ in two lines on the right.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
С.В. РАХМАНИНОВ
1873
1943 (Translation: S. V. RACHMANINOFF)
Edge
195 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)