25 Roubles Buryatia

Part of the Russian Federation's ongoing "Regions of the Russian Federation" series, this issue marks Buryatia, the Buddhist republic on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal that was incorporated into Soviet Russia in 1923 after a brief period of contested autonomy following the civil war. The bimetallic 25-rouble denomination was introduced specifically for this commemorative regional program, giving it no circulation function — these pieces move directly from mint to collector.