2 Roubles F.M. Dostoyevsky

2 Roubles (F.M. Dostoyevsky) - obverse2 Roubles (F.M. Dostoyevsky) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Russia
Period Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1996
Value 2 Roubles (2 RUR)
Currency Rouble (1991-1997)
Composition Silver (.500)
Weight 15.87 g
Diameter 33.00 mm
Thickness 2.40 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 January 1998
Number
N#
70074
References Y# 515,
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.
CBR# 5110-0014,
Central Bank of Russia (https://www.cbr.ru/eng/cash_circulation/memorable_coins/coins_base/)
Schön# 461
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

The 175th Anniversary of the Birth of F.M. Dostoyevsky

Series: Outstanding Personalities of Russia

Obverse

The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ДВА РУБЛЯ 1996 г.» (TWO ROUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ДВА РУБЛЯ 1996г.
Ag 500 ЛМД 7,78
БАНК РОССИИ

Translation:
TWO ROUBLES
LMD
BANK OF RUSSIA

Engraver: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Reverse

The portrait of Fedor Dostoyevsky, to the left above - a view of several churches, below - the inscription in six lines "КРАСОТА СПАСЕТ МИР" (BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD), and a fragment of Raphael's painting Sistine Madonna, under them - a pair of shackles, to the right - two dates "1821" and "1881". At the bottom - the writer's facsimile signature.

Script: Cyrillic (cursive)

Lettering:
КРАСОТА СПАСЕТ МИР
1821
1881
Федор Достоевский

Translation:
BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD
Fedor Dostoyevsky

Engravers: Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova, Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

195 corrugations

Mint

Mintmark of Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd (ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)

Comments

Date of issue: 03 DEC 1996

Fedor Mikhailowich Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) - a Russian writer and essayist. In 1877 he was elected a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. In his works ("The Possessed", "The Karamazov Brothers", "Crime and Punishment", "The Idiot", "A Raw Youth", "Notes from the Dead House", "Poor Folk", "The Double", "The Writer's Diary" and other) Dostoyevsky analysed the social and moral crisis in Russia, depicted with profound insight the tragic existence of a "small" man and highly individual characters and attempted to find a way to social and personal harmony.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1996 ЛМД Photo 50 000 $ 20 Proof

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 2 Roubles (F.M. Dostoyevsky)
Katz
Auction 77
Lot 1028
Internet Archive
11 Feb 2023 UNC USD 24.79
(EUR 23.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 2 Roubles (F.M. Dostoyevsky)
Katz
Auction 72
Lot 2148
Internet Archive
21 Dec 2022 UNC USD 20.48
(EUR 19.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 2 Roubles (F.M. Dostoyevsky)
Katz
Auction 69
Lot 2116
Internet Archive
29 Oct 2022 F USD 22.64
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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