Description:

Obverse

Silver (.925), Gold (.999).

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 RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2008 г." (2008), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

On the silver disc - the scroll with the image of fragment of premises of the Expedition of Storing State Papers, on it, to the left above - the right-angled gold mounting depicting the 25-Rubles banknote of 1818 issue year, on it, in the lower left corner- indications of metal and its fineness: "Au 999", in the right corner - the indication of fine metal content: "4,66", to the right of the mounting - the portrait of the first head of the Expedition A. Betancourt, under it - the inscription: "А. БЕТАНКУР" (A. BETANCOURT); the inscriptions along the rim, on top: "ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ ЗАГОТОВЛЕНИЯ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ БУМАГ" (THE EXPEDITION OF STORING STATE PAPERS), below: "УЧРЕЖДЕНА В 1818 г." (FOUNDED IN 1818).