Obverse

a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the rim the inscription in a semicircle ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms on the left the chemical symbol and fineness of the metal and on the right the fine metal content and the mint mark, at the bottom centre in three lines the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘2 РУБЛЯ’ (2 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2026 г.’ (2026).

Reverse

a relief coloured image of a male spectacled eider standing on the ground against the background of the image of a water surface, laser treated for matte finishing, and the inscription ‘ОЧКОВАЯ ГАГА’ (SPECTACLED EIDER) around the upper circumference on the left.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), F.S. Andronov (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), F.S. Andronov (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 195 corrugations.

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The spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) is a rare and vulnerable bird species in the family Anatidae. In Russia, it breeds in the Arctic zone of Eastern Siberia, along the coastal strip of typical tundras stretching from the Yana River delta in the west to the Pegtymel River delta in the east. Its primary breeding ground is the Indigirka River delta, located in the Allaikhovsky District of the Russian constituent territory Republic of Sakha. The bird inhabits low coastal tundras, predominantly the deltas of Arctic rivers, and rarely ventures further than 50 km from the shoreline. The entire population winters in the ice-free polynyas of the Bering Sea. Unstable ice conditions in the area are likely the spectacled eider’s primary limiting factor. Since the entire global population congregates in a single wintering location, an oil spill within these waters would threaten the existence of the entire species. The spectacled eider’s productivity is declining due to rising predation pressure in the tundras, driven by climate warming, and the simultaneous disappearance of other wildlife that previously sheltered the eider from predators. Also, poaching is widespread during the spectacled eider’s migration along the Chukchi Sea coast.

Source: https://www.mnr.gov.ru.