Scorpio

Obverse

in the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower – the semicircular inscription – «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «ДВА РУБЛЯ» (TWO RUBLES), at the bottom – the year of issue «2004», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

on the matted surface – brilliant images of a scorpion,stars, stylized twigs of plants and the sign of the Scorpio Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptors: A.V. Chernousov.
Moscow Mint (ММД)..
The edge: 195 corrugations

The Scorpio constellation situated in the Northern hemisphere contains 162 stars visible with the naked eye.