Archer

Series:Signs of the Zodiac

Date of Issue

11.11.2002

Catalogue number

5215-0016

Signs of the Zodiac

Date of Issue

11.11.2002

Catalogue number

5215-0016

Denomination

25 rubles

Quality

UNC

Metal, fineness

Gold 999/1000

Total weight, g

3.20 (±0.085)

Fine metal content not less than, g

3.11

Diameter, mm

16.00 (-0.12)

Thickness, mm

1.30 (±0.20)

Mintage, pcs

10,000

Obverse

in the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower - the semicircular inscription - "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (TWENTY FIVE RUBLES), at the bottom - the year of issue "2002", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

the picture of a centaur with a bow and arrow against the background of stars, to the right - the sign of the Archer Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artists: S.A. Kozlov, A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: A.D. Schablykin.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 111 corrugations.

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The Archer constellation situated in the Southern Hemisphere contains 204 stars visible with the naked eve.

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