Leo

Obverse

in 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 «2005», 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

the image of a lion against the background of stars, stylized twigs of plants and the sign of the Leo Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: E.I. Novikova.
St Petersburg Mint (СПМД)..
The edge: 111 corrugations

The Leo constellation situated in the Northern hemisphere contains 122 stars visible with the naked eye.