2 Roubles V.M. Bekhterev

2007 year


Silver (.925)	17 g	33 mm

Description

Issuer	Russia
Period	Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	2007
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

References

Numista	N#77813
Rarity index	92%

Reverse

In the centre – the portrait of V.M. Bekhterev, above to the right – the dates in two lines «1857» and «1927», lower – a fragment of a manuscript with the image of the human cerebrum and facsimile signature of the scientist.

Script: Cyrillic (cursive)

Lettering:
1857
1927
Бехтерев

Translation: Bekhterev

Engraver: Sergey Alexandrovich Kornilov

Designer: Sergey Alexandrovich Kornilov

Edge

195 corrugations

Comment

Date of issue: 01 FEB 2007

Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev (1857-1927) – Russian neurologist, psychiatrist and psychologist, founder of scientific school, organizer and head of the Saint Petersburg Psycho-Neurological Research Institute (1908; now bearing his name), and the Institute of Cerebrum and Psychical Action Research (1918). He created fundamental research works on anatomy, physiology and pathology of nervous system.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it features a unique design, showcasing the profile of Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev, a renowned Russian physiologist and neuroscientist, on the obverse, while the reverse features an image of a horse and rider in motion, symbolizing the Bekhterev's research on the physiology of movement and the horse's nervous system.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2007 СПМД	10000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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