2 Roubles Alexander Ostrovsky, Russia

The reverse of the coin features a relief image of Alexander Ostrovskys portrait against the background of a raised grande drape; an image of a scene from the play The Storm, cast in relief and laser-treated for matte finishing, on the left; and a relief image of a quill, the facsimile of the playwrights signature, and the years of his birth and death 1823 and 1886 below.

Alexandra Chernova

Alexandra Chernova

The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘2 РУБЛЯ’ (2 ROUBLES), the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova

Elena Viktorovna Kramskaya

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