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
In the centre of the disc on the mirror field - the relief image of the Cathedral Hill of the City of Smolensk crowned by the Assumption Cathedral, at the foot of the hill in the background of churches - the image of the coat of arms of the City of Smolensk, to the left below - inscriptions in two lines: "1150 лет" (1150 years) and "СМОЛЕНСК", (SMOLENSK), to the left above on the mirror field - the picture of the Smolensk icon of Mother of God, to the right - outlines of urban buildings, above at the rim - the image of mythical bird Gamayun with spread wings, to the left ant to the right at the rim - figures of an archangel and the warier Mercury.
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