| Issuer | Russia |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 25 Roubles |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 3.20 g |
| Dimensions | 16 mm |
| Thickness | 1.10 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov Reverse: Anton Dmitrievich Schablykin |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#687, CBR#5215-0011, Schön#686 |
| Obverse description | In the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, 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 — the year of issue «2001», 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 • 2001 г. • 3,11 СПМД • (Translation: Twenty Five Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
| Reverse description | A scene from the Chaikovsky’s ballet «The Swan Lake», over it — the building of the Bolshoi Theater and the date «225», the inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «БОЛЬШОЙ ТЕАТР» (BOLSHOI THEATER), at the bottom — «ЛЕБЕДИНОЕ ОЗЕРО» (THE SWAN LAKE). |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | БОЛЬШОЙ ТЕАТР
ЛЕБЕДИНОЕ ОЗЕРО (Translation: BOLSHOI THEATER THE SWAN LAKE) |
| Edge | 111 corrugations |
| Mint | (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 2001 СПМД - Proof; St. Petersburg Mint - 2 500 |
| Catalog ID | 2709184290 |
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