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25 Roubles Hermitage
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Russian Federation |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov Reverse: Fedor Sergeevich Andronov |
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| Reverse description | On the highly polished mirror field, an aerial perspective view of the State Hermitage complex in Saint Petersburg is rendered in intricate detail, encompassing the principal facades of the museum buildings. To the right, the Alexander Column and the curved facade of the General Staff Building are depicted. Above, a circular medallion bears a portrait of Empress Catherine II in profile, while to its left, within a ring of foliate ornament, appears the imperial monogram ЕII alongside the commemorative inscription ЭРМИТАЖ 250 in two lines, marking the 250th anniversary of the museum's founding. The entire composition is framed along the periphery of the disc by an elaborate foliate ornamental border. |
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| Mintage | 2014 СПМД - Proof - 1,000 |
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Issued as part of the Central Bank's ongoing Hermitage museum series, this piece belongs to a collector-focused program that has run for decades, producing large-format silver issues tied to specific works and collections housed in Saint Petersburg. The 2014 date places it in a politically turbulent year — Russia's annexation of Crimea triggered sweeping Western sanctions, yet the CBR continued issuing prestige numismatic items largely uninterrupted, supplied through domestic refineries that had long since reduced dependence on foreign metal sourcing.
At 169 grams of .925 silver, production runs for this format are typically limited and sold direct through authorized dealers rather than entering circulation.