Description:
Obverse
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 RUBLES), at the bottom - the year of issue "2003", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
The view of the Shlisselburg Fortress framed by a stylized window-arch, in the foreground - firs, a rider and a couple of unmounted fighting men on a stony river bank, in the background - a floating boat with rowers and a sailing ship. The inscription on a ribbon at the top along the rim - "ШЛИССЕЛЬБУРГ" (SHLISSELBURG).
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