Issa Pliyev

Obverse

a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the rim the inscription in a semicircle ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms on the left the chemical symbol and fineness of the metal and on the right the fine metal content and the mint mark, at the bottom centre in three lines the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘2 РУБЛЯ’ (2 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2026 г.’ (2026).

Reverse

relief images of the portrait of Issa Pliyev, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, and Gold Star medals against the background of images of Issa Pliyev on horseback accompanied by a group of horse riders, laser treated for matte finishing, and the inscription ‘И.А. ПЛИЕВ’ (ISSA PLIYEV) under the portrait.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.A. Brynza (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), O.G. Shepel (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 195 corrugations.

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Issa Aleksandrovich Pliyev (1903–1979) was a Soviet military commander, army general, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945).

In July 1941, Issa Pliyev was appointed commander of the 50th Cavalry Division. In this function, he participated in the Battle of Smolensk and the Battle of Moscow. In all battles, Pliyev personally led attacks and reconnaissance missions despite his generalship. Thanks to his exceptional skills to manoeuvre in an occupied territory, his division returned across the front line with minor losses. As early as in November 1941, Pliyev was awarded his first Soviet award – the Order of Lenin.

In December 1941, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Guards Cavalry Corps, at the head of which he participated in the defeat of the Nazis on the approaches to Moscow. He saw action near Kharkov, on the Don, and near Stalingrad. After the Battle of Stalingrad, in May 1943, Pliyev was appointed deputy commander of the Steppe Military District, which was transformed into the Steppe Front a month later. In this capacity, he took part in the Battle of Kursk and the liberation of the Ukrainian SSR. From November 1943, he headed the 4th Guards Cavalry Corps. In the battles in Right-bank Ukraine, cavalrymen under Pliyev’s command encircled and defeated the Wehrmacht’s 6th Army, crossed the Southern Buh and, jointly with other units, liberated many major population centres, including Odessa. For this, Pliyev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on Marshal Aleksandr Vasilevsky’s recommendation.

Pliyev took part in the liberation of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, as well as in the Soviet-Japanese War. During the Far East campaign, he commanded the cavalry-mechanised group of the Transbaikal Front, participated in the crossing of the Greater Khingan Range and battles near Mukden. For outstanding military achievements in those battles, Pliyev received his second Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union.

Source: https://w.histrf.ru