Twins

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 "2003", 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 two children - twins against the background of stars, to the right - the sign of the Twins Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artists: S.A. Kozlov, A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: A.I. Parfionov.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 111 corrugations.

The Twins constellation situated in the Northern Hemisphere contains 121 stars visible with the naked eye.