The obverse side of the coin bears a relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation. There are inscriptions: “РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ” (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), “БАНК РОССИИ” (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin - “25 РУБЛЕЙ” (25 ROUBLES) and the year - “2018”, an indication of the metal according to the D.I. Mendeleyev Periodic System of Elements, purity, trade mark of the Moscow mint and fine precious metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
Ag 925 155,5
СПМД
БАНК РОССИИ
25 РУБЛЕЙ
2018 г. (Translation: Russian Federation SPMD The Bank of Russia Roubles)
Reverse description
The relief images of characters and, in the centre, the hero-narrator from the collection of short stories „A Sportsman’s Sketches”. At the bottom are the facsimile signature of the writer and the dates „1818” and „1883”.
Reverse script
Cyrillic (cursive)
Reverse lettering
Ив. Тургенев
1818 1883 (Translation: Iv. Turgenev)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)