Russia 25 Roubles, 1996

25 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 1996. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 60 mm and weighs 173.29 g.

Obverse

The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «25 РУБЛЕЙ 1996 г.» (25 ROUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. (Roubles
LMD
Bank of Russia)

Reverse

The Grand Duke Dmitri Donskoy with a sword, a monk with a cross and the Grand Duke's sword-bearer holding a horse by the bridle, all standing in a field; in the background - Russian men-at-arms with a gonfalon over them; to the right - the outlines of a monastery. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "1000-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИИ - ДМИТРИЙ ДОНСКОЙ" (The Millennium of Russia - Dmitry Donskoy), at the bottom - "КУЛИКОВСКАЯ БИТВА 1380 г." (The Battle on the Kulikovo Plain 1380), separated by two birds to the left, to the right - a sword and a quiver with arrows. (The Millennium of Russia - Dmitry Donskoy
The Battle on the Kulikovo Plain)

Edge

252 corrugations