Archer

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 warrior with a bow and an arrow, stars, stylized twigs of plant

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: F.S. Andronov.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД)..
The edge: 195 corrugations

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The Archer constellation situated in the Southern Hemisphere contains 204 stars visible with the naked eye.