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On the 17th of January The Central Bank of Russia issues into circulation the memorable silver coin worth 2 roubles and dedicated to the 150 birthday anniversary of the Russian mathematician – the first woman – member of the Peterburg Academy of Science, the professor of math in Stockholm University and the great writer – Sofia Kovalevskaya.

As the Department of the foreign and public relations of the Central Bank informed, the coin was produced with a proof quality and a drawing of 5000, has a great mass of precious metal in the cleanness of 15.55grams and the hallmark of alloy – 925.

The coin has a rounded shape with a diameter of 33 mm. Both sides of the coin have the prominent edging. The side surface of the coin is corrugated.

On the front side of the coin, there is a double-headed eagle in the circle and the inscription that says”THE BANK OF RUSSIA”. Over the circumference it says “TWO ROUBLES” and the year of mint 2000. Between them there is a symbol of the metal, the hallmark of the alloy, the mint sign “MMD” and the mass of the precious metal in the cleanness.

On the back side there is an image of Sofia Kovalevskaya in the oval against a background of the architect monuments over the math book, the Saturn and rose, including two dates “1850” and “1891”.

The Department of the foreign and public relations of the Central Bank stresses that the issued coin is the legal payable mean of Russia and is obligatory in the acceptance at the nominal cost for any payments.

The Source: PRIME-TASS