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 "2011 г." (2011), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
To the left - the image of M.M. Botvinnik at the chess board, over it - the inscription along the rim: "М.М. БОТВИННИК" (M.M. BOTVINNIK), to the right in the background - the chess board with chess men and the dates in two lines: "1911" and "1995".
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