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| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Composition | Nickel brass |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the large numeral '2' prominently in the center of the field, accompanied by the Cyrillic inscription 'РУБЛЯ' (Roubles) immediately below. The legend 'БАНК РОССИИ' (Bank of Russia) is inscribed in the lower field, with the date '2000' beneath it. Decorative floral and foliate scrollwork ornaments flank the denomination on both sides, rendered in refined relief. The mint mark 'СПМД' of the Saint Petersburg Mint appears within the decorative elements to the right of the numeral. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2 РУБЛЯ БАНК РОССИИ 2000 СПМД (Translation: 2 Roubles Bank of Russia 2000 SPMD) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dynamic high-relief battle scene commemorating the defence of Stalingrad during World War II. A Soviet soldier occupies the foreground in a striding pose, raising a grenade above his head while armed with a submachine gun, evoking the intense close-quarters fighting of the 1942–1943 battle. A second soldier is depicted in the left middle ground in a firing position. The background features the ruins of a bombed industrial building and billowing smoke clouds, evoking the devastated urban landscape of wartime Stalingrad. The Cyrillic legend 'СТАЛИНГРАД' (Stalingrad) is inscribed along the lower arc of the coin. |
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