1 ruble — Russian Federation (1992) — Nikolai Lobachevsky
Mathematician N.I. Lobachevsky, the 200th Anniversary of the Birthday

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.A. Kolodkin

Reverse

Designer/engraver: A.V. Grankin, A.A. Novichkov

Special facts

A 1992 rouble for the bicentenary of the mathematician Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792–1856), creator of non-Euclidean geometry. For almost twenty years Lobachevsky was rector of Kazan University, and he first reported on his geometry in 1826; it won recognition only after his death. A monument to Lobachevsky stands in Kazan by the university building.

About the period

The coins and banknotes of the Bank of Russia of 1992–1996 were the first money of the Russian Federation. They were issued in years of high inflation: denominations grew fast, and the metal of the coins got cheaper. More about the period “Bank of Russia”, 1992 — 1996

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1992

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