2 Roubles Leningrad

Features

Issuer	Russia › Russian Federation (1991-date)
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Russia (Банк России)
Period	Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2000
Value	2 Roubles 2 RUB = USD 0.027
Currency	Rouble (1998-date)
Composition	Nickel brass
Weight	5.1 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 6063
References	Y# 669 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). , CBR# 5010-0001 Central Bank of Russia (https://www.cbr.ru/eng/cash_circulation/memorable_coins/coins_base/) , Schön# 630 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

The 55th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945

Series: The Hero City

Obverse

In the centre - the indication of the face value of the coin in two lines: "2 РУБЛЯ" (2 ROUBLES), lower - the inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), under it - the date "2000", to the left and to the right - a stylized twig of a plant.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
2
СПМД
РУБЛЯ
БАНК РОССИИ
2000

Translation:
SPMD
Roubles
Bank of Russia

Engraver: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov (Александр Васильевич Бакланов)

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov (Александр Васильевич Бакланов)

Reverse

Two lorries moving through the ice, to the left - the Gold Star Medal, to the right - a road-sign, a column of water and ice-splinters after a shell-burst, in the background - outlines of the spire of the Admiralty, at the bottom - the inscription along the rim: "ЛЕНИНГРАД" (LENINGRAD).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: ЛЕНИНГРАД

Translation: Leningrad

Engraver: Sergey Alexandrovich Kornilov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov (Александр Васильевич Бакланов)

Edge

Segmented reeding

Mint

(СПМД)

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation (1724-date)

Comments

Date of issue: 04 MAY 2000

The city of Leningrad, which stood the siege of the German fascist troops during 900 days, was called in the Order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on May 1, 1945, as one of the first hero cities. According to the Regulations of the title of hero cities, adopted on May 8, 1965, the highest distinction class "Hero City" accompanied by the awarding with the Lenin Order and the Gold Star Medal has been conferred on the city of Leningrad for the mass heroism and courage of its defenders displayed in the struggle for freedom and independence of the Motherland during the Great Patriotic War.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2000 СПМД			10 000 000			$ 0.71	$ 0.71	$ 1.10	$ 1.20	$ 1.20

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