Weapons Designer Fyodor Petrov

Obverse

in the centre there is a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and over it a semicircular inscription along the rim: "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed by doubled rhombuses on both sides, under the emblem, in three lines, there is an inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin’s par value "25 РУБЛЕЙ" (25 RUBLES), and the year of issue "2019 г." (2019), and on the right there is a mint trade mark.

Reverse

a relief image of the M-30 howitzer and the inscription ‘М-30’ (M-30) on the right; along the rim there are the inscriptions ‘ОРУЖИЕ ВЕЛИКОЙ ПОБЕДЫ’ (WEAPONS OF THE GREAT VICTORY) at the top and ‘Ф.Ф. ПЕТРОВ’ (FYODOR PETROV) at the bottom.

Authors

The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.V. Gnidin (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.N. Bessonov (reverse).
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 180 corrugations.

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Fyodor Fyodorovich Petrov (1902-1978) was a Soviet artillery designer. He led the development of the 122 mm howitzer M1938 (М-30), which the Red Army adopted in September 1939.

The М-30 incorporated all the principles which Petrov applied in artillery design: simple production, high technological effectiveness, unification and standardisation, which meant it could be mass produced within short timeframes and at significantly reduced costs.

The howitzer was used to destroy enemy manpower and fieldworks. Fragments of its 122 mm missiles could pierce the armour or wreck individual elements of light and, if pointed directly, medium tanks.

The М-30 was among the most mass-produced artillery systems of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War. Easy maintenance, reliability and robustness made it one of the best weapons of this bore.