The Vyatka Saint Trifon Monastery of the Assumption (the XVIth century), the City of Kirov

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 «2007 г.» (2007), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the centre – the image of architectural monuments of the Vyatka Saint Trifon Monastery of the Assumption, in the background – a river, to the right – a floating vessel; in the foreground below, in the mirror field in form of a scroll – the inscription in two lines: «ВЯТСКИЙ УСПЕНСКИЙ ТРИФОНОВ МОНАСТЫРЬ» (VYATKA SAINT TRIFON MONASTERY OF THE ASSUMPTION), lower the inscription: «осн. в XVI в.» (Founded in the XVIth century) divided by the vegetable ornament.

Authors

The artist and sculptor: S.A. Kornilov.
Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.

The architectural ensemble of the Vyatka Saint Trifon Monastery of the Assumption, founded in the XVIth century, contains the Assumption Cathedral (1684-1689), the Saint Nikolaus Gate Church (1690-1695), the Bell Tower and Church of Three Saints (1714), the Annunciation Church (1728).