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| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 25 Roubles 25 RUB = EUR 0.29 |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Additional information |
Russia's hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was itself a geopolitical flashpoint — awarded by a FIFA executive committee later found to have accepted bribes, and staged against a backdrop of doping bans and diplomatic tensions following Crimea. The Bank of Russia issued this coin as part of a broader commemorative program spanning multiple denominations and materials, with the stainless steel 25-rouble pieces intended for genuine circulation rather than collector sets.
Vending machine compatibility drove the specification; the 25-rouble denomination had only been reintroduced in 2017, specifically to serve automated retail infrastructure ahead of the tournament.