25 Roubles The Bolshoi Theater

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IssuerRussia
Year2001
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value25 Roubles
CurrencyRouble (1998-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight173.29 g
Dimensions60 mm
Thickness6.80 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Reverse: Igor Sergeevich Komshilov
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#678, CBR#5115-0025, Schön#683
Obverse descriptionIn 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 scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse letteringДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 900 • 2001 г. • 155,5 СПМД •
(Translation: Twenty Five Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse descriptionA scene from the S.S. Prokofiev’s Ballet «Romeo and Julia», 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 — «РОМЕО И ДЖУЛЬETТA» (ROMEO AND JULIET).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringБОЛЬШОЙ ТЕАТР РОМЕО И ДЖУЛЬЕТТA
(Translation: BOLSHOI THEATER ROMEO AND JULIET)
Edge252 corrugations
Mint(СПМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage2001 СПМД - Proof - 2 000
Catalog ID8293033460
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