The State Country-Museum "Arkhangelskoye" (XVIIIth - XIX th centuries), Moscow Region

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 "2009 г." (2009), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

architectural panorama of the Country Estate Ensemble "Arkhаngelskoye": above - the palace with the front staircase and terrace decorated with sculptures and vases, in the centre - a sculptural composition; in the foreground: to the left - the temple (burial-vault "Colonnade"), to the right - the statue of a lying lion; inscriptions along the rim: on top "УСАДЬБА "АРХАНГЕЛЬСКОЕ" (THE COUNTRY ESTATE "ARKHANGELSKOYE"), on bottom - dates: "XVIII-XIX вв." (XVIIIth-XIXth centuries).

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: E.A. Tolzin.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.

The Country Estate Ensemble "Arkhangelskoye" was built in the classicism style not far from Moscow. As monument of the Russian art of the XVIIIth - XIXth centuries it is known through the magnificence of various collections of paintings, engravings, sculptures, works of arts and crafts, rare books. Since 1918 it is the State Country-Museum "Arkhangelskoye".