Capricorn
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 goat against the background of stars, stylized twigs of plants and the sign of the Capricorn Zodiac constellation.
Authors
The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: V.N. Pitev.
Moscow Mint (ММД)..
The edge: 111 corrugations
The Capricorn constellation situated in the Northern hemisphere contains 86 stars visible with the naked eye.