The 2nd Kamchatka Expedition, 1733-1743

Obverse

n 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 «2004», 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

a sailing ship against the background of a map, to the left and to the right from it – the dates on a ribbon «1733» «1743», to the left at the top –outlines of Kamchatka and Chukchee peninsulas, to the right – the north-western coast of the North America, lower – a sailing ship. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top – «2 ая КАМЧАТСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ» (THE 2nd KAMCHATKA EXPEDITION), at the bottom to the left –«ПАКЕТБОТ СВ.ПЁТР» (PACKET-BOAT ST. PETER), to the right –«ПАКЕТБОТ СВ.ПАВЕЛ» (PACKET-BOAT ST. PAUL).

Authors

The artiat: A.V. Baklanov.
The Sculptor: E.I. Novikova.
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.

The participants of the 2nd Kamchatka Expedition (1733 – 1743) sailed by «Saint Peter» and «Saint Paul» sailing boats under command of navigators Vitus Bering and A.I. Chirikov reached the shores of the North America, discovered several islands of the Aleutian chine and Commander Islands as well.