| Issuer | Russia |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Value | 25 Roubles |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 173.29 g |
| Dimensions | 60 mm |
| Thickness | 6.80 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov Reverse: Andrey Sergevich Kunats |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#701, CBR#5115-0018, Schön#610 |
| Obverse description | 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
• Ag 900 • 1999 г. • 155,5 СПМД • (Translation: Twenty Five Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
| Reverse description | The pictures of an expedition`s caravan, the Great Chinese Wall, a pagoda and a Buddhist shrine, at the bottom — kulans (the family of horses) and yaks. The inscription at the top along the rim: «ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ МОНГОЛИИ, КИТАЯ, ТИБЕТА» (The exploration of Mongolia, China, Tibet) and the dates in two lines «1870» «1873». |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ МОНГОЛИИ КИТАЯ
ТИБЕТА
1870
1873 (Translation: The exploration of Mongolia, China, Tibet) |
| Edge | 252 corrugations |
| Mint | (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 1999 СПМД - Proof - 3 000 |
| Catalog ID | 5609231860 |
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