25 Roubles THE STORMING OF THE CORFU FORTRESS

€70,112.00
IssuerRussia
Year1996
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value25 Roubles (25 RUR)
CurrencyRouble (1991-1997)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight173.29 g
Dimensions60 mm
Thickness6.80 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Reverse: Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova
In circulation to1 January 1998
Reference(s) Y#544, CBR#5115-0010, Schön#497
Obverse descriptionThe two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «25 РУБЛЕЙ 1996 г.» (25 ROUBLES 1996), 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 scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering25 РУБЛЯ 1996 г. Ag 900 ЛМД 155.5 БАНК РОССИИ
(Translation: Roubles LMD Bank of Russia)
Reverse descriptionSailing-ships during the storming of the Corfu fortress, to the left above them - a portrait of Admiral Fedor Ushakov and under it - the semicircular inscription `Ф.Ф.УШАКОВ` (F. F. USHAKOV). The inscriptions along the rim: at the top on a ribbon - `300-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФЛОТА` (THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN FLEET), at the bottom - `ШТУРМ КРЕПОСТИ КОРФУ 1799 г.` (THE STORMING OF THE CORFU FORTRESS. 1799).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse lettering300-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФЛОТА Ф.Ф.УШАКОВ ШТУРМ КРЕПОСТИ КОРФУ ∙ 1799 г.
(Translation: ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN FLEET F. F. USHAKOV THE STORMING OF THE CORFU FORTRESS)
Edge252 corrugations
Mint(ЛМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage1996 ЛМД - Proof - 3 000
Catalog ID1037218540
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