In the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin, lower — the semicircular inscription — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA) framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ» (TWENTY FIVE ROUBLES), at the bottom — «1999», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Au 999 • 1999г. • 3,11 СПМД • (Translation: Twenty Five Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
Еhe picture of the Saracen sheikh Abderakhman. The inscription at the bottom along the rim: «РАЙМОНДА» (RAYMONDA).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
РАЙМОНДА (Translation: RAYMONDA)
Edge
111 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)