Obverse description	In the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin, lower — the semicircular inscription — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA) framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ДВА РУБЛЯ» (TWO ROUBLES), at the bottom — «1998», 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 • 1998г. • 15,55 СПМД • (Translation: TWO ROUBLES BANK OF RUSSIA SPMD)
Reverse description	The portrait of V.M.Vasnetsov painted by the artist N.D.Kuznetsov, in the background — fragments of the Vasnetsov’s paintings: to the right — «Alyonushka», to the left — «Tsarevich Ivan On the Gray Wolf», at the bottom — a palette with paint-brushes, the inscription and dates in four lines: «ВИКТОР ВАСНЕЦОВ» (VICTOR VASNETSOV), «1848», «1926».
Reverse script	Cyrillic
Reverse lettering	Виктор Васнецов 1848 1926 (Translation: Victor Vasnetsov)
Edge	195 corrugations
Mint	(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage	1998 СПМД - Proof - 15 000
Catalog ID	4589990850
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