The two-headed eagle (designed by I.Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ДВА РУБЛЯ 1994 г.» (TWO ROUBLES 1994), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ДВА РУБЛЯ 1994г.
Ag 500 ЛМД 7.78
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: TWO ROUBLES LMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description
A portrait of P.P. Bazhov with an opened book and some characters from his tales, to the left - a deer, to the right from top to bottom - swans, forest-covered mountains and a woman`s head in the traditional Russian head-dress kokoshnik (the Mistress of the Copper Mount against the background of the Ural Mountains), and a lizard
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
П.П. БАЖОВ
1879-1950 (Translation: P.P. BAZHOV)
Edge
195 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)