The 625th Anniversary of the Battle on Kulikovo Field

Obverse

in the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower – the semicircular inscription – «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ» (TWENTY FIVE RUBLES), at the bottom – the year of issue «2005», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the centre, on the crossing of a sward and a sabre – a cartouche with the inscription in four lines: «625 ЛЕТИЕ КУЛИКОВСКОЙ БИТВЫ» (THE 625TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE ON KULIKOVO FIELD), above it – galloping horsemen armed with swords and pikes, behind them – a town with an orthodox temple, before them – two flying birds. Under the cartouche – a turned image of galloping horsemen armed with bows and pikes, behind them – yurts (nomad’s tents), before them – a wolf with open chap.To the left from the cartouche – a stylized image of a mythological bird, to the right from the cartouche – a stylized image of a dragon.

Authors

The Artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The Sculptors: A.V. Baklanov, E.V. Kramskaya.
ST. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The Edge: 252 Corrugations.

On September 8, 1380 the host of Dmitriy Ivanovich, the Grand Duke of Moscow and Vladimir, gained an absolute victory on Kulikovo Field over the Golden Horde troops led by its ruler Mamay. The Battle on Kulikovo Field was of great significance in the struggle of Russian and other peoples against the Tartar-Mongolian yoke. The dominance of the Golden Horde had been struck heavily on Kulikovo Field, so that it forced its following breakdown. An important consequence of the Battle on Kulikovo Field was the strengthening the role of Moscow by formation of the Russian State.