25 Roubles THE SLOOP 'VOSTOK'

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IssuerRussia
Year1994
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value25 Roubles (25 RUR)
CurrencyRouble (1991-1997)
CompositionPalladium (.999)
Weight31.1 g
Dimensions37 mm
Thickness2.70 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
In circulation to1 January 1998
Reference(s) Y#522, CBR#5415-0010, Schön#352
Obverse descriptionIn the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia (double-headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin), underneath the left - indicate the metal sign and the fineness, in the centre - the mint trademark., right - the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim framed circle of dots: at the top - `25 roubles 1994` at the bottom - `BANK OF RUSSIA`.
Obverse scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering25 РУБЛЕЙ 1994 г. Pd 999 ЛМД 31.1 БАНК РОССИИ
(Translation: Roubles LMD Bank of Russia)
Reverse descriptionThe sloop `Vostok`, to the left - a portrait of F.F. Bellingshausen, below - a map of the Antarctic, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top — `ПЕРВАЯ РУССКАЯ АНТАРКТИЧЕСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ 1819-1821` (THE FIRST RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1819-1821), at the bottom - `ШЛЮП `ВОСТОК` Ф.Ф. БЕЛЛИНСГАУЗЕН` (THE SLOOP `VOSTOK` F. F. BELLINGSHAUSEN).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse lettering`ПЕРВАЯ РУССКАЯ АНТАРКТИЧЕСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ 1819 -1821` `ШЛЮП <ВОСТОК > Ф.Ф. БЕЛЛИНСГАУЗЕН`.
(Translation: THE FIRST RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION THE SLOOP `VOSTOK` F. F. BELLINGSHAUSEN)
Edge300 corrugations
Mint(ЛМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage1994 ЛМД - Proof - 4 000
Catalog ID8484146670
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