25 Roubles The Tikhvin Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God

€77,033.00
IssuerRussia
Year2006
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value25 Roubles
CurrencyRouble (1998-date)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight169 g
Dimensions60 mm
Thickness6.60 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#1051, CBR#5115-0039, Schön#965
Obverse descriptionIn 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 «2006», 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 scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse letteringДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 925 • 2006 г. • 155,5 СПМД •
(Translation: Twenty Five Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse descriptionView of architectural ensemble of a monastery with a glassy reflection on the water-table. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «ТИХВИНСКИЙ БОГОРОДИЧНЫЙ УСПЕНСКИЙ МОНАСТЫРЬ» (THE TIKHVIN MONASTERY OF THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD), at the bottom – «ОСН. в XVI в. (FOUNDED in the XVIth century).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringТИХВИНСКИЙ БОГОРОДИЧНЫЙ УСПЕНСКИЙ МОНАСТЫРЬ осн. в XVI в.
(Translation: THE TIKHVIN MONASTERY OF THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD FOUNDED in)
Edge252 corrugations
Mint(СПМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage2006 СПМД - Proof - 2 000
Catalog ID2554280970
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