In the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription `БАНК РОССИИ` (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: `ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ` (TWENTY FIVE ROUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue `2011 г.` (2011), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 925 • 2011 г. • 155,5 СПМД • (Translation: Twenty Five Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
In the centre of the disc above - the right-angled golden insert with the image of St. Nikolas the Sanctifier ant indications at the lower edge, to the left - of the metal and its fineness: `Au 999`, to the right - of the fine metal content: `4,66`, below under the insert - colored images of the National Flags, to the left - of the Russian Federation, to the right - of the Italian Republic; in the background, on the mirror surface of the coin - relief images of urban blocks with inscriptions, to the left - in old Russian style in two lines: `СЕРГИЕВ ПОСАД` (SERGIEV POSAD), to the right: `БАРИ` (BARI), along the rim - the circular inscription: `ГОД РОССИЙСКОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ И РУССКОГО ЯЗЫКА В ИТАЛЬЯНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКЕ И ГОД ИТАЛЬЯНСКОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ И ИТАЛЬЯНСКОГО ЯЗЫКА В РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ` (THE YEAR OF RUSSIAN CULTURE AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN ITALIAN REPUBLIC AND THE YEAR OF ITALIAN CULTURE AND ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ГОД РОССИЙСКОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ И РУССКОГО
ЯЗЫКА В ИТАЛЬЯНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКЕ И ГОД ИТАЛЬЯНСКОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ И
ИТАЛЬЯНСКОГО ЯЗЫКА В РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
СЕРГИЕВ
ПОСАД
БАРИ (Translation: THE YEAR OF RUSSIAN CULTURE AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN ITALIAN REPUBLIC AND THE YEAR OF ITALIAN CULTURE AND ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION SERGIEV POSAD BARI)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
