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2 Roubles V.M.Vasnetsov
1998 yearSilver (.925) | 17.00 g | 33.00 mm |
Issuer | Russia |
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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 | 17.00 g |
Diameter | 33.00 mm |
Thickness | 2.40 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Updated | 2024-10-07 |
Numista | N#70344 |
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Rarity index | 89% |
Reverse
The portrait of V.M.Vasnetsov painted by the artist N.D.Kuznetsov, in the background — fragments of the Vasnetsov’s paintings: to the right — «Alyonushka», to the left — «Tsarevich Ivan On the Gray Wolf», 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: Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova
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 2 Roubles (V.M.Vasnetsov) 1998 coin from Russia features a unique design that showcases the artwork of Vasily Surikov's painting "The Conquest of Siberia by Yermak". The coin's obverse side features a portrait of Vasnetsov, while the reverse side features a depiction of Yermak and his troops crossing the Ural Mountains. This coin is considered a rare and valuable collector's item among numismatists and history enthusiasts.
Price
Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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1998 СПМД | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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