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The material of 1, 2 and 5 ruble coins was switched from copper-nickel-zinc and copper nickel clad to nickel-plated steel in the second quarter of 2009.
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. ДВА РУБЛЯ |
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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
Magnetic
Y# 834a Schön# 701a
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Characteristics
Material | Nickel Plated Steel |
Weight | 5 g |
Diameter | 23 mm |
Thickness | 1.8 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mints |
Moscow Mint (MMD) Saint Petersburg Mint (SPMD)
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