Virgo

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 "2002", 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

the picture of a girl against the background of stars, to the left - the sign of the Virgo Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artists: S.A. Kozlov, A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 195 corrugations.

The Virgo constellation situated in the Northern hemisphere contains 164 stars visible with the naked eye.