The obverse features I. Bilibin's two-headed eagle, the metal, fineness, mint mark, and fine weight. The rim reads "ДВА РУБЛЯ 1994 г." above and "БАНК РОССИИ" below.
A portrait of Ilya Repin holding a brush and palette, with his facsimile signature, the dates "1844" and "1930", and the inscription "РУССКИЙ ХУДОЖНИК" along the rim.