The Barkers

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 "2020 г." (2020), and on the right there is a mint trade mark.

Reverse

a coloured figure of Max, the main character of the cartoon, and an inscription ‘БАРБОСКИНЫ’ (THE BARKERS) at the top.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.A. Brynza (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), computer simulation (reverse).
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
Edge: 180 corrugations.

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‘The Barkers’ is a Russian animated series about a family of dogs, produced by the Melnitsa animation studio. The Barkers are a large family, consisting of Mom, Dad and five children – Max, Rosie, Alex, Liza and Kid. Each of the characters represents a certain human personality type. The series uses humour to show the typical life of a Russian family: relations between parents and children, difficulties of growing-up, conflicts between peers, etc.