25 Rubles (The 750th Anniversary of the Birthday of Dante Alighieri; colorized) Coin

25 Rubles (The 750th Anniversary of the Birthday of Dante Alighieri; colorized)

Country: Russia
Denomination: 25 Rubles 25 RUB = 0.40 USD
Year: 2015
Material: Silver (.925)
Weight: 169 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 60 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: russia

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 "2015 г." (2015), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

In the centre of the disc – the monument to Dante in Verona, to the left – Charon, carrying by boat Dante and Verghilius, and fragments of G. Dore’s illustrations to "The Divine Comedy", showing visions of the Hell (figures of sinners in a reddish background below) and Paradise (goldish figures of Beatrice and angels in a blue background above), in the right part of the disc – Santa Maria del Fiore Church with the Giotto Belfry in Florence, under it – dates in two lines: "1265" and "1321", along the rim to the right above – the inscription: "ДАНТЕ АЛИГЬЕРИ" (DANTE ALIGHIERI).

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