The Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra in Sergiyev Posad

Obverse

in the center — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by I.Bilibin), under it to the right - the mint trademark. The inscriptions along the rim framed by a circle of dots: at the top — «ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ 1993 г.» (FIVE RUBLES 1993), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Reverse

a view of the ancient Russian monastery of the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, at the top - the Russian Orthodox cross, the inscription along the rim - "ТРОИЦЕ-СЕРГИЕВА ЛАВРА" (TROITSE-SERGIYEVA LAVRA), under the monastery - the inscription in two lines - "СЕРГИЕВ ПОСАД XIV-XVIII вв." (SERGIYEV POSAD XIVth-XVIIIth Centuries".

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: S.M. Ivanov
St.Petersburg Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: two incised inscriptions "ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (FIVE RUBLES), separated by two asterisks.

The Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra in Sergiyev Posad, a town 70 kilometres north of Moscow - an ancient Russian monastery founded in the XIVth century by Sergi Radonezhsky, one of the most revered saints of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is a masterpiece of XVth-XVIIth century Russian architecture and the gem of the so-called Golden Ring (a dozen ancient Russian towns around Moscow famous for their historical monuments). The Lavra houses, a theological academy, a seminary and a history and art museum are situated here.