Dedicated to master of Russian drama

On 6 February 2023, the Bank of Russia issues a 2-ruble silver commemorative coin ‘Playwright Alexander Ostrovsky, the 200^th Anniversary of his Birth’ of the Outstanding Personalities of Russia series (Catalogue No. 5110-0179).

Alexander Ostrovsky greatly contributed to the development of the national theatre art. He wrote 47 plays, many of which are still in the repertoires of Russian theatres.

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 denomination of the coin ‘2 РУБЛЯ’ (2 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2023 г.’ (2023), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

The reverse of the coin features a relief image of Alexander Ostrovsky’s portrait against the background of a raised grande drape; an image of a scene from the play The Storm, cast in relief and laser-treated for matte finishing, on the left; and a relief image of a quill, the facsimile of the playwright’s signature, and the years of his birth and death ‘1823’ and ‘1886’ below.

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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