2 rubles — Russian Federation (1995) — I.A. Bunin
The 125th Anniversary of the Birth of I.A. Bunin

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.A. Kolodkin

Reverse

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

Special facts

Silver 2 roubles of 1995 for the 125th anniversary of Ivan Bunin, with a Russian church and the Eiffel Tower on either side of his portrait; in 1933 he became the first Russian writer to receive the Nobel Prize.

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: 1995

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• 1995
• 1 ruble (1995) — Oriental Stork Y# 446
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• 2 rubles (1995) — A.S. Griboyedov Y# 377
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• 2 rubles (1995) — S.A. Yessenin Y# 414
• 2 rubles (1995) — M.I. Kutuzov Y# 415
• 2 rubles (1995) — I.A. Bunin Y# 449
• 3 rubles (1995) — The Golden Gate, XIIth Century, Vladimir Y# 388
• 3 rubles (1995) — The Sleeping Beauty Y# 394
• 3 rubles (1995) — United Nations Y# 407
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• 3 rubles (1995) — The Wooden Architecture of Kizhi Y# 459
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• 3 rubles (1995) — First Russian National Library, St. Petersburg Y# 463
• 3 rubles (1995) — The Millennium of Belgorod Y# 467
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• 3 rubles (1995) — Sable Y# 473

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