Russia 25 Roubles, 2004

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

Obverse

In 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
MMD)

Reverse

The view of architectural monuments of the Holy Trinity-Saint Sergius Lavra surrounded by fortress wall with towers, the inscription at the bottom: «ОСН. в XIV в.» (FOUNDED in the XIVth century), the inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «СВЯТО-ТРОИЦКАЯ СЕРГИЕВА ЛАВРА» (THE HOLYTRINITY SAINT SERGIUS LAVRA), at the bottom – «СЕРГИЕВ ПОСАД» (SERGIEV POSAD). (THE HOLYTRINITY SAINT SERGIUS LAVRA
FOUNDED in
SERGIEV POSAD)

Edge

252 corrugations