The poetry of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff

On 14 February 2023, the Bank of Russia issues a 2-ruble silver commemorative coin ‘Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, the 150^th Anniversary of his Birth’ of the Outstanding Personalities of Russia series (Catalogue No. 5110-0180).

Sergei Rachmaninoff is a composer, pianist and conductor who became a recognised symbol of Russian music worldwide. His stylistically different piano works entered the repertoire of the most renowned music performers. In addition, recordings of Rachmaninoff’s piano performances have been used by many generations of musicians for their learning.

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 relief images of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s portrait and a stave against a stylised background of a composition of wavy iridescent lines with the effect of light interference; the relief inscription ‘С.В. РАХМАНИНОВ’ (SERGEI RACHMANINOFF) on the upper left; and the years of the composer’s birth and death ‘1873’ and ‘1943’ in two lines on the right.

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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