2 Roubles (A.I. Solzhenitsyn) 2018 front 2 Roubles (A.I. Solzhenitsyn) 2018 back
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2 Roubles A.I. Solzhenitsyn

2018 year
Silver (.925) 17 g 33 mm
Description
Issuer
Russia
Period
Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2018
Value
2 Roubles 2 RUB = USD 0.021
Currency
Rouble (1998-date)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
17 g
Diameter
33 mm
Thickness
2.4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#153797
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

A relief portrait of A.I. Solzhenitsyn against the background of bookshelves, laser treated for matte finishing; at the bottom, on the right of the portrait, there is an image of a typewriter and a piece of paper with the facsimile signature of the writer and, on the left of the portrait, the dates ‘1918’ and ‘2008’ in two lines.

Script: Cyrillic (cursive)

Lettering:
А. Солженицын
1918
2008

Translation: A. Solzhenitsyn

Engraver: Alexey Vladimirovich Gnidin

Designer: Alexey Vladimirovich Gnidin

Edge

195 corrugations

Comment

Date of issue: 16 NOV 2018.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, a renowned Russian writer and Nobel laureate, who was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974 and returned to Russia in 1994. The coin features a portrait of Solzhenitsyn on one side and the Russian coat of arms on the other.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2018 СПМД 3000 - - - - - -

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