Archer

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 "2005", 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 image of a warrior with a bow and an arrow against the background of stars, stylized twigs of plants and the sign of the Archer Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: A.V. Chernousov.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 111 corrugations

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The Scorpio constellation situated in the Southern Hemisphere contains 162 stars visible with the naked eye.