The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «25 РУБЛЕЙ 1997 г.» (25 ROUBLES 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
25 РУБЛЕЙ 1997 г.
Ag 900 ЛМД 155,5
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: Roubles LMD Bank of Russia)
Reverse description
The pictures of the Memorial Complex on Poklonaya Hill and of the Triumphal Arch in Moscow. The inscription at the top along the rim: «850-ЛЕТИЕ ОСНОВАНИЯ МОСКВЫ» (850 TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOSCOW).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
850-ЛЕТИЕ ОСНОВАНИЯ МОСКВЫ (Translation: Anniversary of Moscow)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
