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Coin "The Year of Italian Culture in Russia and Russian Culture in Italy"

Name | The Year of Italian Culture in Russia and Russian Culture in Italy |
Presented by | Saint Petersburg Mint of Goznak (Russia) |
Nominal value | 25 rubles |
Metal | Silver 925°, Gold 999° |
Thickness | 6,8 |
Mintage | 1000 |
Production quality | Proof |
Description of obverse and reverse | The 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 "2011 г." (2011), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. The reverse: in the centre of the disc above - the right-angled golden insert with the image of St. Nikolas the Sanctifier ant indications at the lower edge, to the left - of the metal and its fineness: "Au 999", to the right - of the fine metal content: "4,66", below under the insert - colored images of the National Flags, to the left - of the Russian Federation, to the right - of the Italian Republic; in the background, on the mirror surface of the coin - relief images of urban blocks with inscriptions, to the left - in old Russian style in two lines: "СЕРГИЕВ ПОСАД" (SERGIEV POSAD), to the right: "БАРИ" (BARI), along the rim - the circular inscription: "ГОД РОССИЙСКОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ И РУССКОГО ЯЗЫКА В ИТАЛЬЯНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКЕ И ГОД ИТАЛЬЯНСКОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ И ИТАЛЬЯНСКОГО ЯЗЫКА В РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ" (THE YEAR OF RUSSIAN CULTURE AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN ITALIAN REPUBLIC AND THE YEAR OF ITALIAN CULTURE AND ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION). |
Designer | The artist: A.V. Baklanov National Artist of Russia. The sculptors: A.V. Baklanov, A.A. Dolgopolova |
Producer | Saint Petersburg Mint of Goznak (Russia) |
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