Creative Work of Etienne Maurice Falconet
Obverse
on the mirror field of the disc – the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it – the semicircular inscription along the rim: "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark, at the bottom in the centre, in three lines – the inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin: "25 РУБЛЕЙ" (25 RUBLES), the year of issue: "2016 г." (2016).
Reverse
on the mirror field of the disk to the right – the relief portrait of Etienne Maurice Falconet, to the left and in the background – the images of Falconet’s masterpieces: the statue "Winter" and the monument of Peter the Great "The Bronze Horseman", on bottom along the rim – the inscription "ЭТЬЕН МОРИС ФАЛЬКОНЕ" (ETIENNE MAURICE FALCONET).
Authors
The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), S.V. Sutyagin (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), F.S. Andronov (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (CПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.