2 Roubles A.N. Skryabin

1997 year


Silver (.500)	15.87 g	33.00 mm

Description

Issuer	Russia
Period	Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1997
Value	2 Roubles (2&nbspRUR)
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
Updated	2024-10-07

References

Numista	N#70171
Rarity index	80%

Reverse

The portrait of A.N. Skryabin against a вackground of the lyre from the score cover of the symphonic poem «Prometheus» and a music extract from it. The inscription at the bottom along the rim: «1872. А.Н. СКРЯБИН. 1915» (1872. A.N. SKRYABIN. 1915).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: 1872 • А.Н. СКРЯБИН • 1915

Translation: A.N. SKRYABIN

Engraver: V. I. Zaslavsky

Designer: Alexander Anatolyevich Kolodkin

Edge

195 corrugations

Comment

Date of issue: 27 JAN 1997

Alexander Nikolaevich Skryabin (1872-1915) – Russian composer and pianist, professor of the Moscow Conservatory (1898-1903) – composed 10 sonatas, poems, preludes, and etudes for the piano. His works «Prometheus», «The Divine Poem» (The Third Symphony), and «The Poem of Ecstasy» are especially popular. In 1922 the Skryabin museum was founded in Moscow.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Skryabin, a renowned Russian composer and pianist. The coin's design features a portrait of Skryabin on the obverse, and a depiction of his famous piano sonata "The Seasons" on the reverse. The coin's mintage was limited to 50,000 pieces, making it a sought-after collector's item among numismatists and music enthusiasts.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1997 ММД	50000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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