2 rubles — Russian Federation (2012) — Emblem, Victory in the Patriotic War of 1812
The Emblem of the Celebration of the Bicentenary of Russia's Victory in the Patriotic War of 1812

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.D. Schablykin

Reverse

Designer/engraver: Computer simulation

Special facts

A 2-rouble coin with the emblem of the bicentenary of Russia's victory in the Patriotic War of 1812. The war began on 12 (24) June 1812 with the invasion of Napoleon's army and ended by the close of that year with its expulsion from Russia. The main battle was Borodino on 26 August (7 September); on 14 September Napoleon entered Moscow, abandoned and soon burned, and in December the remnants of the Grande Armée crossed the Niemen.

About the period

Modern Russia is the money after the redenomination of 1998, when a thousand old roubles became one new rouble. The coins and banknotes of the 1997 pattern are still in circulation. More about the period “Modern Russia”, 1997 — to present

Coins and banknotes of this year: 2012

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