The Virgin Mary Monastery, The City of Kazan

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 "2011г." (2011), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the central part of the disc - the architectural ensemble of the Virgin Mary Monastery, in the centre above - the colored picture of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, below on the mirror surface of a cartouche framed by the vegetable ornament - the inscription in three lines: "КАЗАНСКИЙ БОГОРОДИЦКИЙ МОНАСТЫРЬ" (THE KAZAN VIRGIN MARY MONASTERY).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov, National Artist of Russia, L.A. Evdokimova.
The sculptor: A.D. Bessonov, L.A. Evdokimova.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.