The Premises of the Admiralty in Saint Petersburg by A.D. Zakharov
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 left matted segment of the coin disc - the picture of the main entrance of Admiralty with the gate tower and steeple, under it to the right - the colored picture of the capital of Ionic order, in the right segment of the disc on the mirror field - the half-length portrait of the architect A.D. Zakharov, under it - the inscription in three lines: "АНДРЕЯН ДМИTРИЕВИЧ ЗАХАРОВ" (ANDREYAN DMITRIEVICH ZAKHAROV).
Authors
The artist: E.V. Kramskaya.
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.