Description:
Obverse
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 "2012 г." (2012), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
In the centre of the coin disc, in the aperture between two columns and fragments of interior of the Hermitage Theatre in Saint Petersburg, on the part of the mirror field, imitating the smooth river's water surface - the relief image of G. Quarenghi with a scroll of paper in the right hand and a model of the Assignat Bank building in Saint Petersburg on the bent left one. On the paper scroll - the inscription in four lines: "ДЖАКОМО КВАРЕНГИ" and "GIACOMO QUARENGI", divided by the colored picture of the capital of Ionic order. In the background - the relief image of the Hermitage Theatre on the quay.
Related Coins
2 Rubles (Shemaya-Fish of the Azov Sea and Black Sea)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 2 Rubles
2 RUB = 0.032 USD
Year: 2008 / Material: Silver (.925)
2 Rubles (200th Anniversary of the Birth of M.I. Glinka)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 2 Rubles
2 RUB = 0.032 USD
Year: 2004 / Material: Silver (.925)
2 Rubles (The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of I.Y. Repin)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 2 Rubles
(2 RUR)
Year: 1994 / Material: Silver (.500)
3 Rubles (The North Convoy)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 3 Rubles
(3 RUR)
Year: 1992 / Material: Copper-nickel
150 Rubles (The English Embankment in St. Petersburg)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 150 Rubles
(150 RUR)
Year: 1993 / Material: Platinum (.999)
3 Rubles (Aleksei Shein)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 3 Rubles
3 RUB = 0.048 USD
Year: 2013 / Material: Silver (.925)
10 Rubles (Cycling)
Country: Soviet Union (USSR)
(Russia) / Denomination: 10 Rubles
(10 SUR)
Year: 1978 / Material: Silver (.900)
5 Kopecks - Pyotr I
Country: Russia - Empire
(Russia) / Denomination: 5 Kopecks
(0.05)
Year: 1713-1714 / Material: Silver (.396)
Jefimok Rouble - Alexey Mikhailovich (Countermarked over "Kampen Rijksdaalder")
Country: Russia - Empire
(Russia) / Denomination: Jefimok Rouble
(1)
Year: 1655 / Material: Silver
25 Rubles (The Year of Italian Culture in Russia and Russian Culture in Italy)
Country: Russia / Denomination: 25 Rubles
25 RUB = 0.40 USD
Year: 2011 / Material: Silver (.925)