Dedicated to author of ‘Cranes’

On 8 August 2023, the Bank of Russia issues a 2-ruble silver commemorative coin dedicated to Soviet poet Rasul Gamzatov. His books were published in millions of copies and translated into various languages. Many verses by Gamzatov were put to music. One of them — ‘Cranes’ — became a symbol of tribute to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War.

The coin ‘Poet Rasul Gamzatov, the 100^th Anniversary of his Birth’ (Catalogue No. 5110-0181) is issued within the Outstanding Personalities of Russia series.

The 2-ruble silver coin (fine metal content 15.55 g, fineness 925/1,000) 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 Rasul Gamzatov’s portrait and flying cranes, as well as the facsimile of the poet’s signature, and the years of his birth and death ‘1923’ and ‘2003’ inside a stylised outline of a mountain peak.

 

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 5.0 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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