The Bremen Town Musicians

Obverse

in the centre there is a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and over it a semicircular inscription along the rim: "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed by doubled rhombuses on both sides, under the emblem, in three lines, there is an inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin’s par value "25 РУБЛЕЙ" (25 RUBLES), and the year of issue "2019 г." (2019), and on the right there is a mint trade mark.

Reverse

a coloured cartoon scene and the inscription ‘БРЕМЕНСКИЕ МУЗЫКАНТЫ’ (THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS) above along the rim.

Authors

The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.D. Schablykin (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), computer simulation (reverse).
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 180 corrugations.

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‘The Bremen Town Musicians’ is a 1969 Soviet musical animated film based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of the same name. It focuses on timeless values – love, friendship and freedom.

The film tells the story of a musical band composed of five friends (Troubadour, a dog, a cat, a rooster and a donkey) that travels around medieval Germany and gives concerts. During a concert near the royal palace Troubadour falls in love with the Princess and the friends hatch a cunning plan to win the King’s favour.

The cartoon features a creative combination of modern songs and lifestyle with a historical setting.

It was directed by Inessa Kovalevskaya and written by Vasily Livanov and Yuri Entin, with music by Gennady Gladkov. Almost all characters are voiced by Oleg Anofriyev.