25 Rubel 2009 "Alexander Column / St. Petersburg"

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On September 25, 2009 the Central Bank of the Russian Federation puts into circulation commemorative coins of precious metals:

- a silver proof coin of 25 Rubles denomination "The 175th Anniversary of the Alexander Column. The city of Saint Petersburg";

The silver coin of 25 Rubles denomination "The 175th Anniversary of the Alexander Column. The city of Saint Petersburg" (fine precious metal content 155.5 g, fineness 925/1000, catalogue number 5115-0052, diameter 60.0 mm, mintage 1000 pcs).

The rim is raised on both sides of the coin.

The obverse: The relief picture of the Emblem of the Bank of Russia - the two headed eagle with wings down, and the semicircular inscription under it "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA). The inscriptions along the rim divided by dots indicate the denomination of the coin "ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (TWENTY FIVE RUBLES) and the year of issue "2009", between them – the indication of the metal sign in accordance with the D.I. Mendeleyev Periodic System of Chemical Elements, the fineness, the trade mark of the St. Petersburg Mint and the fine precious metal content.

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The reverse: the relief image of the Alexander Column on the Palace Square against the background of the building of the General Headquarters in Saint Petersburg. The inscription at the top "АЛЕКСАНДРОВСКАЯ КОЛОННА" (THE ALEXANDER COLUMN), to the left – the picture of the obverse and reverse of a silver Ruble coin struck in 1834 on the occasion of the opening the Alexander Column, to the right - the dates in two lines "1834", "2009".

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The edge of the coin is corrugated.