The 150th Anniversary of Founding of the Main Company of Russian Railways

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 «2007 г.» (2007), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

to the left from top downwards, in puff clouds – outlines of cities with inscriptions on the ribbons: «САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ» (SAINT PETERSBURG), ВАРШАВА (WARSAW), МОСКВА (MOSCOW), below – a steam engine, running along the railbed, to the right above – the portrait of A.L. STIEGLITZ with the inscription under it: «А.Л. ШТИГЛИЦ» (A.L. STIEGLITZ), lower – the outline of a city with the inscription on the ribbon: «НИЖНИЙ НОВГОРОД» (NIZHNY NOVGOROD); the inscription along the rim on the matted stripe: «150 ЛЕТ СО ДНЯ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЯ ГЛАВНОГО ОБЩЕСТВА РОССИЙСКИХ ЖЕЛЕЗНЫХ ДОРОГ» (THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDATION OF THE MAIN COMPANY OF RUSSIAN RAILWAYS).

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov
The sculptor: S.A. Kornilov
Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.

The Main Company of Russian Railways was founded on the initiative of the Russian manufacturer and financier A.L. Stieglitz on January 28, 1857 with the aim of building the railways net spreading to about 4000 versts (4240 km). It passed through 26 provinces, connecting Saint Petersburg, Warsaw, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, main navigable rivers and two ports on the Black and the Baltic seas.