Series: Outstanding Personalities of Russia
The obverse: in the centre — the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it — the semicircular in-scription «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 «2013 г.» (2013), to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
The reverse: on the mirror field of the disc in the background of starry sky — the relief portrait of V.I. Vernadsky framed by a lattice sphere, under the portrait — facsimile inscription of the scientist and dates in two lines «1863» and «1945».
