The Marble Palace by Antonio Rinaldi

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 "2015 г." (2015), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

on the mirror field of the disc in a frame – a facade fragment of the Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg, under it – a panoramic view of the palace, between them – the inscription: "АНТОНИО РИНАЛЬДИ" (ANTONIO RINALDI), divided by a round medallion with the sculptor’s portrait, below – the colored image of a capital of the Ionic order, at the rim above, to the left and to the right – three fragments of ornament.

Authors

The artist: E.V. Kramskaya.
The sculptor: A.N. Bessonov.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 252 corrugations.