Bank of Russia issues coin dedicated to Nikolay Danilevsky

On 18 October 2022, the Bank of Russia issues a 2-ruble silver commemorative coin ‘Sociologist and naturalist N. Y. Danilevsky — 200^th Anniversary of his Birth’ of the Outstanding Personalities of Russia series (Catalogue No. 5110-0176).

The 2-ruble silver coin (fine metal content 15.55 g, fineness 925/1,100) has a round shape and is 33.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.

The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘2 РУБЛЯ’ (2 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2022 г.’ (2022), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Moscow Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

The reverse of the coin features relief images of Nikolay Danilevsky’s portrait, an open book, and a grapevine against the background of images of the southern coast of Crimea, a fishing schooner, and a lizard, laser-treated for matte finishing; the inscription ‘Н. Я. ДАНИЛЕВСКИЙ’ (N. Y. DANILEVSKY) and the years of his birth and death in two lines ‘1822’ and ‘1885’, cast in relief and framed with a relief image of sea foam.

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 3.0 thousand pcs.

The new coin is legal tender of the Russian Federation and is mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at its face value.

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