25 Roubles The Year of Italian Culture in Russia and Russian Culture in Italy, Russia

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: (SERGIEV POSAD), to the right: (BARI), along the rim - the circular inscription: (THE YEAR OF RUSSIAN CULTURE AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN ITALIAN REPUBLIC AND THE YEAR OF ITALIAN CULTURE AND ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION).

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov, Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

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.

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

252 corrugations