Description:
Obverse
In the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ДВА РУБЛЯ" (TWO RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2009 г." (2009), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
To the left - a fragment of Mendeleyev's Periodic System of Elements, to the right on the matted field - portrait of the scientist, under it - his facsimile signature, below - dates "1834-1907".
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