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 «2004», 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 • 2004 г. • 155,5 ММД • (Translation: Twenty Five Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
The view of architectural monuments of the Holy Trinity-Saint Sergius Lavra surrounded by fortress wall with towers, the inscription at the bottom: «ОСН. в XIV в.» (FOUNDED in the XIVth century), the inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «СВЯТО-ТРОИЦКАЯ СЕРГИЕВА ЛАВРА» (THE HOLYTRINITY SAINT SERGIUS LAVRA), at the bottom – «СЕРГИЕВ ПОСАД» (SERGIEV POSAD).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
СВЯТО-ТРОИЦКАЯ СЕРГИЕВА ЛАВРА
осн. в XIV в.
СЕРГИЕВ ПОСАД (Translation: THE HOLYTRINITY SAINT SERGIUS LAVRA FOUNDED in SERGIEV POSAD)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)