2 Roubles V. Y. Struve
Features
| Issuer |
Russia ›
Russian Federation (1991-date)
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Russian Federation (1991-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2018 |
| Value | 2 Roubles 2 RUB = USD 0.027 |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 17 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Thickness | 2.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 138786 |
| References | CBR# 5110-0154 Central Bank of Russia (https://www.cbr.ru/eng/cash_circulation/memorable_coins/coins_base/) , Y# 1793 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
The 225th Anniversary of the astronomer and geodesist V.Ya. Struve (15.04.1793)
Series: Outstanding Personalities of Russia
Obverse
On the mirror field of the disc – the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it – the semicircular inscription along the rim: "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, on bottom in the centre, in three lines – the inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin: "2 РУБЛЯ" (2 ROUBLES), the year of issue: "2018 г." (2018).
Scripts: Cyrillic, Latin
Lettering:
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Ag 925 15,55
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
2 РУБЛЯ
2018 г.
Translation:
Russian Federation
SPMD
Bank of Russia
Roubles
Engraver: Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova
Designer: Elena Viktorovna Kramskaya (Елена Викторовна Крамская)
Reverse
The relief images of V.Ya. Struve’s portrait on the left and astronomic device against the background of the building façade of Pulkovo Observatory and starry sky performed in laser matted technique on the right. There are inscriptions along the circumference “В.Я. СТРУВЕ” (V.YA.STRUVE) at the bottom and the dates “1793”, “1864” in two lines on the right.
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
1793
1864
В.Я. СТРУВЕ
Translation: V.Ya. Struve
Engraver: Alexey Vladimirovich Gnidin
Designer: Alexey Vladimirovich Gnidin
Edge
195 corrugations
Mint
| СПМД | Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation (1724-date) |
Comments
Date of issue: 13 APR 2018.
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (Russian: Василий Яковлевич Струве, trans. Vasily Yakovlevich Struve; 1793 -1864) was a German-Russian astronomer and geodesist from the famous Struve family. He is best known for studying double stars and for initiating a triangulation survey later named Struve Geodetic Arc in his honor.
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (Russian: Василий Яковлевич Струве, trans. Vasily Yakovlevich Struve; 1793 -1864) was a German-Russian astronomer and geodesist from the famous Struve family. He is best known for studying double stars and for initiating a triangulation survey later named Struve Geodetic Arc in his honor.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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| 2018 СПМД | 3 000 | Proof | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 92
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Bullion value: USD 36.77
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Actual silver weight: 0.506 oz
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