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According to the most popular version, the word "ruble" is derived from the Russian verb "rubit", meaning "to chop", to cut, to hack, as ruble was considered as a cutout piece of a silver Gryvna.
Obverse
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Depicts the emblem of the Bank of Russia, the double-headed eagle without a crown, sceptre and globus cruciger. It is exactly the same eagle, that the artist Ivan Bilibin painted after the February Revolution as a coat of arms for the Russian Republic. БАНК РОССИИ |
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Reverse
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In the centre, a little to the left denomination of the coin: the figure 2 and words under it RUBLES written horizontal, below along the rim and on the right part of the disc the stylized vegetable ornament (vine sprig) in form of a branch with two interwoven caulescents. 2 |
Edge |
2 Rubles
Y# 605 Schön# 567
Characteristics
Material | Copper Nickel Zinc |
Weight | 5.1 g |
Diameter | 23 mm |
Thickness | 1.8 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mints |
Moscow Mint (MMD) Saint Petersburg Mint (SPMD)
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