2 Rubles (The 225th Anniversary of the Birth of I.A. Krylov) Coin

2 Rubles (The 225th Anniversary of the Birth of I.A. Krylov)

Country: Russia
Denomination: 2 Rubles (2 RUR)
Year: 1994
Material: Silver (.500)
Weight: 15.87 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: russia

Description:

Obverse

He 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 RUBLES 1994), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Reverse

A portrait of I.A. Krylov, below from the left to the right - some characters from his fables: a monkey with a pair of glasses, a cockerel, a bear with a double-bass, a fox and a grapevine. To the right - two dates in two lines "1769" and "1844", the inscription along the rim at the top: "ИВАН АНДРЕЕВИЧ КРЫЛОВ" (IVAN ANDREYEVICH KRYLOV).

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