On the front side of the coins there is a relief image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation, there are inscriptions: "RUSSIAN FEDERATION", "BANK OF RUSSIA", denomination of coins - "2 РУБЛЯ" and date - "2018", metal designation according to the Periodic Table of Elements of DI . Mendeleyev, a sample of the alloy, the trademark of the St. Petersburg Mint and the mass of the precious metal in its purity.
On the reverse side of the coin - "Ballet master M.I. Petipa, on the 200th anniversary of his birth (11.03.1818) »relief images: on the left - a portrait of M.I. Petipa, on the right - a dancing duet on the background of the theatrical curtain; There are: at the top - an inscription along the circumference "M.I. Petipa ", to the right of the portrait - dates in two lines" 1818 "," 1910 ".