National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos

Obverse

on the mirror field of the disc the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it along the rim the semicircular inscription "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms: to the left indications of the precious metal and its fineness, to the right the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, at the bottom in the centre, in three lines the inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin "25 РУБЛЕЙ" (25 RUBLES), the year of issue "2017 г." (2017).

Reverse

on the mirror field of the disc the relief image of the Saint Vladimir Cathedral, in front of it fragments of the 1935 Basilica, in the foreground the images of waves, two amphorae and a stone tablet bearing the Chersonesos citizens’ oath, at the top along the rim the inscription "ХЕРСОНЕС ТАВРИЧЕСКИЙ" (TAURIC CHERSONESOS).

Authors

The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), L.A. Evdokimova (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.N. Bessonov (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.