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25 Roubles Russian Ballet
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Thickness | 2.70 mm |
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| Obverse description | At center, the double-headed eagle emblem of the Bank of Russia as designed by Ivan Bilibin, displayed with spread wings. Below the eagle to the left, the metal symbol and fineness designation appear in the field; the mint mark of the Leningrad Mint (ЛМД) is positioned at center below the eagle, with the fine metal content indicated to the right. A beaded border frames the central device, with the denomination and date '25 РУБЛЕЙ 1993 г.' inscribed along the upper rim and 'БАНК РОССИИ' (Bank of Russia) along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 25 РУБЛЕЙ 1993 г. Pd 999 ЛМД 31.1 БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: 25 Roubles 1993 Pd 999 LMD 31.1 Bank of Russia) |
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Russia's 1993 palladium issues occupy an odd moment in the country's monetary history — the Soviet coin program had collapsed along with the state itself, and the newly established Bank of Russia was simultaneously trying to generate hard currency and signal cultural continuity. Palladium was a practical choice: Russia held, and still holds, the world's largest palladium reserves, primarily from the Norilsk deposits in Siberia, making the metal both cheap to source and politically legible as a Russian commodity.
The series was produced in proof and uncirculated variants, hence the dual CBR reference numbers.