25 Roubles THE YERMAK’S CAMPAIGN, Russia

In the center a swimming boat with oarsmen and warriors firing guns, to the left a half-length portrait of Yermak holding a pole-axe, as well as trees on a rocky rivers bank, to the right a fortification on a steep bank, at the foot of the bank four archers in boats, in the background to the left a swimming boat, to the right trees on the bank, above, against the background of a river with a tributary the inscription: (TOBOLSK), at the top two foxes holding a crown, a bow and two crossing arrows. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top XVIXVII (THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIBERIA XVIXVII), at the bottom 15821585 (THE YERMAKS CAMPAIGN 15821585).

Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

In 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 «2001», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

252 corrugations