2 rubles — Russian Federation (2018) — V.Ya. Struve
Astronomer and geodesist V.Ya. Struve – 225th Anniversary of his Birth (15.04.1793)
Y# 1793
Obverse
Designer/engraver: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.V. Gnidin (reverse)
Reverse
Designer/engraver: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.V. Gnidin (reverse)
Special facts
Silver 2 roubles of 2018 for the 225th anniversary of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm (Vasily) Struve (1793–1864), the first director of Pulkovo Observatory; his geodetic arc across ten countries is on the UNESCO list.
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: 2018
Specifications
- Period
- Modern Russia
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Collector
- Series
- Outstanding Personalities of Russia (127 in the series)
- Mint mark
- Saint Petersburg Mint
- Metal
- Silver
- Fineness
- 925
- Precious metal weight
- 15.725 g
- Diameter
- 33.0 mm
- Thickness
- 2.4 mm
- Weight
- 17.0 g
- Shape
- Round
- Edge
- Reeded — 195 corrugations
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
Variants
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- SPB
- Saint Petersburg Mint. The mint in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1724 in the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was called the Petrograd Mint in 1914–1924 and the Leningrad Mint in 1924–1991.
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