The Aquarius constellation situated in the Northern hemisphere contains 160 stars visible with the naked eye.
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on the matted surface – brilliant images of a manholding a bailer full up with water, stars, stylized twigs of plants and the sign of the Aquarius Zodiac constellation.
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in the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower – the semicircular inscription – «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «ДВА РУБЛЯ» (TWO RUBLES), at the bottom – the year of issue «2004», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
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The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: F.S. Andronov.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД)..
The edge: 195 corrugations
