| Issuer | Russia |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| 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#790, CBR#5115-0028, Schön#740 |
| 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 `2002`, 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 • 2002 г. • 155,5 СПМД (Translation: Twenty Five Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD) |
| Reverse description | In the centre - the principal staircase and the hall of the New Hermitage, to the left - the painting `Madonna and Child` (Madonna Benois) by Leonardo da Vinci (1478), to the right - the painting `The Absinthe Drinker` by Pablo Picasso (1901), the inscription at the bottom along the rim: `НОВЫЙ ЭРМИТАЖ` (THE NEW HERMITAGE) divided by the date `150` in an oval, above the date - the building of the New Hermitage. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | НОВЫЙ ЭРМИТАЖ
150 (Translation: THE NEW HERMITAGE) |
| Edge | Reeded, 252 corrugations |
| Mint | (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | 2002 СПМД - Proof; St. Petersburg Mint - 2 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6020675920 |
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