Cupronickel 2 roubles of Central Bank of Russia/Kornilov, S. A., Russia (Saint Petersburg), 2000. 2006.9.9

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2006.9.9

Download full resolution image
Obverse: 2/ РУБЛЯ/ БАНК РОССИИ/ 2000 - Stylized floral sprigs
Download full resolution image
Reverse: ЛЕНИНГРАД - Truck on ice with the needle of Admiralty in background and the Gold Star medal at 8 o'clock

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 5.03
    • Diameter (in mm): 22.8

Typological Description

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2006.9.9
  • Department: Modern
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

Notes

  • The city of Leningrad was announced the hero city on May 1st 1945 by the Soviet government after a 900-day siege by enemy troops. Leningrad was awarded the order of V.I.Lenin and the medal of Gold Star for the heroism of its citizens in the World War II. 10000000 specimens of this coin were issued.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined