Chess-player M.M. Botvinnik - the Centennial Anniversary of the Birthday

Obverse

in the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ДВА РУБЛЯ" (TWO RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2011 г." (2011), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

To the left - the image of M.M. Botvinnik at the chess board, over it - the inscription along the rim: "М.М. БОТВИННИК" (M.M. BOTVINNIK), to the right in the background - the chess board with chess men and the dates in two lines: "1911" and "1995".

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: Computer simulation.
Mint: Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 195 corrugations.