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25 Roubles Michelangelo Buonarroti
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse lettering | ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 925 • 2015 г. • 155,5 СПМД • (Translation: Twenty Five Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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This piece belongs to Russia's long-running "Outstanding Figures of World Culture" commemorative program, which has produced silver issues honoring foreign artists, composers, and writers since the 1990s. Michelangelo's inclusion reflects a broader diplomatic cultural posture — the series has drawn repeated criticism inside Russia for celebrating non-Russian figures at a time of intensifying nationalist sentiment, yet the Bank of Russia has continued it regardless.
The 169-gram format places this among the heavier single-coin issues in the series, a specification reserved for subjects deemed to warrant the larger canvas.