The 190-th Anniversary of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Goznak"

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 "2008 г." (2008), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

on the silver disc - the scroll with the image of fragment of premises of the Expedition of Storing State Papers, on it, to the left above - the right-angled gold mounting depicting the 25-Rubles banknote of 1818 issue year, on it, in the lower left corner- indications of metal and its fineness: "Au 999", in the right corner - the indication of fine metal content: "4,66", to the right of the mounting - the portrait of the first head of the Expedition A. Betancourt, under it - the inscription: "А. БЕТАНКУР" (A. BETANCOURT); the inscriptions along the rim, on top: "ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ ЗАГОТОВЛЕНИЯ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ БУМАГ" (THE EXPEDITION OF STORING STATE PAPERS), below: "УЧРЕЖДЕНА В 1818 г." (FOUNDED IN 1818).

Authors

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

Under decree of the emperor Alexander II, in 1818 in Saint Petersburg, was founded the Expedition of Storing State Papers. Its factories could realize complete cycle of money manufacturing - from producing paper to printing banknotes as well as minting coins. In 1919 the company has been removed to Moscow. Now it is named the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Goznak" which consolidates eight brunch enterprises producing special types of paper, printing products, coinage, medallions as well as award orders.