In the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower – the semicircular inscription – «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions alongthe rim: at the top – «ДВА РУБЛЯ» (TWO ROUBLES), at the bottom – the year of issue «2004», 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 script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ДВА РУБЛЯ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 925 • 2004 г. • 15,55 ММД (Translation: Two Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
To the left, against the background of the non-stop flight route Moscow – the North Pole – Vancouver (USA) – the airplane and inscriptions in two lines: at the top –«США ВАНКУВЕР» (USA VANCOUVER), at the bottom `МОСКВА СССР` (MOSCOW USSR), to the right – a portrait of V.P.Chkalov and the dates in two lines «1904-1938», the inscription at the bottom along the rim – «В.П. ЧКАЛОВ» (V.P. CHKALOV).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
США
ВАНКУВЕР
1904
1938
МОСКВА
СССР
В.П.ЧКАЛОВ (Translation: USA VANCOUVER MOSCOW USSR V.P. CHKALOV)
Edge
195 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)