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 "2013 г." (2013), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
On the mirror field of the disc to the left below – the relief fragment of the portrait of Giuseppe Verdi by Giovanni Boldini, in the background to the right – the Bolshoy Kamenny Theatre in Saint Petersburg, over it – the facsimile signature of the composer, to the right above – the fragment of a score, to the left – the contours of the Peter and Paul Fortress, to the left along the rim – the semicircular inscription: "ДЖУЗЕППЕ ВЕРДИ" (GIUSEPPE VERDI).
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