| Currency | Ruble (RUB) |
| Facial value | 2,00 |
| Year of issue | 2001 |
| Metal | Nickel-Brass |
| Ø in mm | 23 |
| Art.-No. | RU02.00B |
| Price EUR | 30,00 |
Aviator major Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968). As a cosmonaut pilot of the spaceship “Vostok” he became the first person in space. Its flight was only 108 minutes, but it made Yuri Gagarin a legend. He circled the earth and wrote space history. The first spaceship in the world, “Vostok”, was launched from the Soviet Union on April 12, 1961 with a single person on board into orbit above the earth.
