Russia 25 Roubles, 2004

25 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 2004. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 60 mm and weighs 173.29 g.

Obverse

N the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower – the semicircular inscription – «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ» (TWENTY FIVE ROUBLES), at the bottom – the year of issue «2004», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. (Twenty Five Roubles
Bank of Russia
SPMD)

Reverse

A sailing ship against the background of a map, to the left and to the right from it – the dates on a ribbon «1733» «1743», to the left at the top – outlines of Kamchatka and Chukchee peninsulas, to the right – the north-western coast of the North America, lower – a sailing ship. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «2 ая КАМЧАТСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ» (The 2nd Kamchatka expedition), at the bottom to the left –«ПАКЕТБОТ СВ.ПЁТР» (Packet-boat St. Peter), to the right –«ПАКЕТБОТ СВ.ПАВЕЛ» (Packet-boat St. Paul). (Kamchatka expedition
Packet-boat St. Peter Packet-boat St. Paul)

Edge

252 corrugations