Silver coin 2 rubles Russia 2023 – Singer F.I. Chaliapin, to the 150th anniversary of his birth

Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin (1873–1938) was a Russian opera singer who performed at the most prestigious theaters in the world – the Bolshoi, the Mariinsky and the Metropolitan Opera. Among the admirers of his talent were composers Sergei Prokofiev and Anton Rubinstein, music critic Vladimir Stasov called him a “great artist”, and Maxim Gorky called him a separate “epoch of Russian art.”

Chaliapin was a “make-up virtuoso” and created stage portraits, adding a bright picture to the powerful sound of the bass. The singer seemed to sculpt his face, contemporaries compared his manner of applying makeup with the canvases of Korovin and Vrubel.

Series: Outstanding personalities of Russia

Denomination: 2 RUB

Metal: silver 925/1000

Diameter: 33mm

Bare metal weight: 15.5g

Total weight: 17g

Circulation: 3000

Packaging: capsule

Comes with a certificate of authenticity