Saint Equal to the Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir – Baptizer of Russia
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
on the matted field of the disc – the fragment of the Monument Millennium of Russia in Novgorod showing the allegoric figure of Grand Duke Vladimir, walking with the cross in his raised hand, along the rim – the inscription: "СВЯТОЙ РАВНОАПОСТОЛЬНЫЙ ВЕЛИКИЙ КНЯЗЬ ВЛАДИМИР – КРЕСТИТЕЛЬ РУСИ" (SAINT EQUAL TO THE APOSTLES GRAND DUKE VLADIMIR – BAPTIZER OF RUSSIA), divided by the image of a cross.
Authors
The artist: A.A. Brynza.
The sculptor: A.N. Bessonov.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.