2 Roubles S.A. Yesenin

1995 year


Silver (.500)	15.87 g	33.00 mm

Description

Issuer	Russia
Period	Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1995
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#28930
Rarity index	76%

Reverse

A portrait of S.A. Yessenin, to the left - a horse, to the right - a birch twig, below - an accordion, the inscription to the left along the rim - "СЕРГЕЙ ЕСЕНИН" (SERGEI YESENIN), to the right below - the dates "1895" and "1925".

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
СЕРГЕЙ ЕСЕНИН
1895 1925

Translation: SERGEI YESENIN

Engravers: Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova, Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

195 corrugations

Comment

Date of issue: 22 SEP 1995

Sergei Alexsandrovich Yessenin (1895-1925) - a Russian poet famed for his verses imbued with passionate love of nature. A connoisseur of the vernacular and peasant way of life, Yesenin wrote poems many of which were used as lyrics to immensely popular songs.

Interesting fact

The 2 Roubles (S.A. Yesenin) 1995 coin from Russia features a unique design, with the portrait of Sergei Yesenin, a famous Russian poet, on the obverse, and a landscape with a village and a church on the reverse. This coin is made of silver (.500) and weighs 15.87 grams. It's a non-circulating coin, meaning it's not intended for general circulation and is mainly sought after by collectors.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1995 ЛМД	200000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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