200th Anniversary of the Birth of P.K. Klodt

Obverse

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 «2005», 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

a portrait of P.K. Klodt, lower – the dates in two lines «1805» «1867», to the left on a plinth – a naked athlete controlling a reared horse by means of the bridle. The inscription at the top along the rim – «П.К.КЛОДТ» (P.K. KLODT)

Authors

The Artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The Sculptor: A.V Baklanov.
ST. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The Edge: 195 Corrugations.

Peter Karlovich Klodt (1805 – 1867) – animal sculptor and casting craftsman who created monumental sculptures «Taming a horse», obelisks to I.A. Krylov, Prince Vladimir, horse statue of Emperor Nikollai I, works of small plastic and numerous models for Kaslin castings.