2 rubles — Russian Federation (1996) — Nikolai Nekrasov
The 175th Anniversary of the Birth of Nikolai Nekrasov

Obverse

Designer/engraver: V. I.Zaslavsky, A.A. Kolodkin

Reverse

Designer/engraver: V. I. Zaslavsky, A.A. Kolodkin, A.S. Khazov

Special facts

Silver 2 roubles of 1996 for the 175th anniversary of Nikolai Nekrasov (1821–1878), author of the poem "Who Is Happy in Russia?" and editor of "Sovremennik".

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: 1996

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• 100 rubles (1995) — The Sleeping Beauty Y# 441
• 100 rubles (1995) — U. Nobile Y# 497
• 100 rubles (1995) — Lynx Y# 498
• 100 rubles (1995) — Lynx Y# 499
• 100 rubles (1995) — Alexander the Nevsky Y# 502
• 150 rubles (1995) — The Sleeping Beauty Y# 444
• 150 rubles (1995) — Alexander the Nevsky Y# 503
• 200 rubles (1995) — Lynx Y# 500
• 1996
• 1 ruble (1996) — Peregrine Falcon Y# 492
• 1 ruble (1996) — Turkmen Eyelid Gecko Y# 493
• 1 ruble (1996) — Sandy Mole-Rat Y# 494
• 2 rubles (1996) — Nikolai Nekrasov Y# 514
• 2 rubles (1996) — Fedor Dostoyevsky Y# 515
• 3 rubles (1996) — The Church of Ilya the Prophet in Yaroslavl Y# 470
• 3 rubles (1996) — Dmitri Donskoy Y# 477
• 3 rubles (1996) — Dmitri Donskoy Y# 478
• 3 rubles (1996) — The Nutcracker Y# 482
• 3 rubles (1996) — The Nutcracker Y# 483
• 3 rubles (1996) — Kazan Kremlin Y# 490
• 3 rubles (1996) — Tobolsk Kremlin Y# 491
• 3 rubles (1996) — The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg Y# 510
• 3 rubles (1996) — Russian Fleet Y# 511
• 3 rubles (1996) — Russian Fleet Y# 512
• 3 rubles (1996) — Siberian Tiger Y# 535

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