25 rubles 1994 Russia gold coin – Sable
25 rubles proof coin
Gold 999/1000
quality proof;
diameter 16,00 (-0,12)mm
weight 3,20 (±0,085) g.
Mintage 4000 pcs
Date of issue: 25.10.1994
Description
Series: Protect Our World
The obverse: the two-headed eagle (designed by I.Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «25 РУБЛЕЙ 1994 г.» (25 RUBLES 1994), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).
The reverse: a sable’s head, to the left – an owl and a floral ornament, the inscription along the rim: “СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР” (PROTECT OUR WORLD).
The sable, an extremely quick animal with exquisite fur, lives in coniferous forests from the north of the Ural mountains to the Pacific ocean. Russians have hunted the sable, highly valued for its fur, since olden times and the animal is represented in the coat of arms of the old Russian cities of Irkutsk, Yakutsk and Verkhoturye.
