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The 115th Anniversary of the Birth of P.P. Bazhov

Date of Issue
18.01.1994
Catalogue number
5110-0001
Outstanding Personalities of Russia
Date of Issue
18.01.1994
Catalogue number
5110-0001
Denomination
2 rubles
Quality
Proof
Metal, fineness
Silver 500/1000
Total weight, g
15.87 (±0.15)
Fine metal content not less than, g
7.78
Diameter, mm
33.00 (±0.20)
Thickness, mm
2.40 (±0.20)
Mintage, pcs
250,000

Obverse

the two-headed eagle (designed by I.Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ДВА РУБЛЯ 1994 г.» (TWO RUBLES 1994), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Reverse

a portrait of P.P. Bazhov with an opened book and some characters from his tales, to the left - a deer, to the right from top to bottom - swans, forest-covered mountains and a woman's head in the traditional Russian head-dress kokoshnik (the Mistress of the Copper Mount against the background of the Ural Mountains), and a lizard. The inscriptions along the rim: to the left - "П.П. БАЖОВ" (P.P. BAZHOV), to the right - the dates "1879-1950".

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: A.V. Baklanov
Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 195 corrugations

Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (January 27 (15), 1879-December 3, 1950) - a Russian writer who used Ural folklore myths and characters in his tales collected in the books "The Malachite Box", "The Stone Key" and "Tales about Germans". He also wrote the autobiographical story "The Green Locust", a book of memoirs entitled "Far Away and Near" and essays.

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