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2 Roubles Viktor Vasnetsov
1998 year| Silver (.925) | 17 g | 33 mm |
| Issuer | Russia |
|---|---|
| Period | Russian Federation (1991-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1998 |
| Value | 2 Roubles 2 RUB = USD 0.021 |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 17 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Thickness | 2.40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#28939 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 87% |
Reverse
To the right — the portrait of V.M. Vasnetsov painted by the artist M.V.Nesterov, to the left — a fragment of the Vasnetsov’s painting «Bogatyrs» (warriors in ancient Russia), at the bottom — a palette with paint- brushes, the inscription and dates in four lines: «ВИКТОР ВАСНЕЦОВ» (VICTOR VASNETSOV»), «1848», «1926».
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
Виктор
Васнецов
1848
1926
Translation: Victor Vasnetsov
Engraver: Andrey Sergevich Kunats
Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Edge
195 corrugations
Comment
Date of issue: 14 MAY 1998Victor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (03./15.05.1848–23.07.1926) — Russian painter, member of the democratic group of the Russian school of realist painters of the second half of the XIXth century named Peredvizhniki, and the graphic artist as well. His most well known paintings are devoted to Russian history, popular bylinas (legends) and tales («After the Bloody Battle», «Alyonushka», «Bogatyrs»). He also painted the frieze — panel «The Stone Age» in the Moscow Historical Museum in 1883–1885 and made the design of the main facade of the Tretyakov Gallery in 1902. Vasnetsov acted as well as stagy painter and monumental painter (wall-paintings in the Vladimirsky Cathedral in Kiev in 1885–1896). In 1953 the Vasnetsov Museum was founded in his house in Moscow which had been built according to his own design.
Interesting fact
The Viktor Vasnetsov 2 Roubles coin was designed by Russian artist Vladimir A. Alexeev and features a portrait of Vasnetsov, a renowned Russian painter and architect, on the obverse (front side). The reverse (back side) of the coin depicts a scene from Vasnetsov's famous painting "The Knight at the Crossroads," which represents the artist's unique style that blended traditional Russian folk art with elements of Art Nouveau.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 СПМД | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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