2 rubles — Russian Federation (2012) — Cavalry general M.I. Platov
Y# 1406
Obverse
Designer/engraver: A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia (obverse), A.D. Schablykin (reverse)
Reverse
Designer/engraver: A.N. Bessonov
Special facts
Matvei Platov was ataman of the Don Cossack Host; his Cossacks pursued Napoleon's retreating army all the way to the border. The 2-rouble coin "General of Cavalry M.I. In 1814 he visited London with Alexander I and was made an honorary doctor of Oxford. Platov" was issued in 2012 in the "Commanders and Heroes of the Patriotic War of 1812" series.
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
Specifications
- Period
- Modern Russia
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Commemorative
- Series
- Commanders and Heroes of the Patriotic War of 1812 (16 in the series)
- Mint mark
- Moscow Mint
- Metal
- Steel (nickel plated)
- Diameter
- 23.0 mm
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
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- MSK
- Moscow Mint
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