The 400th Anniversary of the People's Voluntary Corps Headed by Kozma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky

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 "2012г." (2012), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the centre on the mirror field - the relief picture of arms and battle armour used during the war of 1612 by representatives of different estates, below to the right - the horizontal inscription in two lines made in stylized cursive: "НАРОДНОЕ ОПОЛЧЕНИЕ" (PEOPLE'S VOLUNTEER CORPS), on the right and the left sides of the disc - two vertical matted segments covered by decorative ornaments, on the lower part of the right segment - the date: "1612".

Authors

The artist: S.V. Sutyagin.
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations