Pisces

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 two fishes against the background of stars, stylized twigs of plants and the sign of the Pisces Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: A.V. Chernousov.
Moscow Mint (ММД)..
The edge: 111 corrugations

The Pisces constellation situated in the Northern hemisphere contains 129 stars visible with the naked eye.