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2 Roubles V.P. Glushko
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Weight | 17 g |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | At left, a detailed technical schematic of a rocket engine occupies the field. At centre, a depiction of the Energiya-Buran space rocket system is shown in relief. Below the rocket system, the dates 1908 and 1989 appear on two lines, denoting the birth and death years of the honouree. To the right, a right-facing portrait bust of Valentin Petrovich Glushko dominates the upper field, with the curved Cyrillic inscription В.П. ГЛУШКО arcing beneath the portrait in the lower right. |
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Valentin Glushko spent decades as one of the Soviet space program's essential but publicly obscured figures — his rivalry with Sergei Korolev was so bitter that Korolev refused to use Glushko's engines on the N1 moon rocket, a decision widely considered a contributing factor to the program's failure to reach the Moon. Glushko eventually succeeded Korolev's bureau after the latter's death and oversaw development of the Energia launch vehicle.
This coin was issued as part of the Bank of Russia's long-running series honoring figures in Russian science and culture. Glushko's RD-170, the most powerful liquid-fueled rocket engine ever flown, remains in derivative use today.