Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia
  • 25 Rubles 2017, Russia, Federation, 2017 Rifle World Championship in Russia
  • 25 Rubles 2017, Russia, Federation, 2017 Rifle World Championship in Russia
Description

The Bank of Russia has launched 25 Rubles coin to mark the first Rifle World Championship in Russia. Among the participants there are sportsmen from 45 countries.

Disciplines of the World Rifle Championship in practical shooting:
1) Rifle semi-automatic standard division;
2) Rifle semi-automatic open division;
3) Rifle with manual action, standard division;
4) Rifle with a manual action, open division.

Date of issue: 15.05.2017

Obverse

In the centre the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above the semicircular inscription along the rim THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION framed on both sides by ornamental elements of doubled rhombuses, in the lower part of the disc, at the edge the horizontal inscription BANK OF RUSSIA, 25 RUBLES and the date 2017 under it, over it to the right the mint trade mark.

The two main elements of Russian state symbols (the two-headed eagle and the mounted figure slaying the dragon) predate Peter the Great. Today, however, the official description does not refer to the rider on the central shield as representing Saint George, mainly in order to maintain the secular character of the modern Russian state. The imperial crowns on each head stand for the unity and sovereignty of Russia, both as a whole and in its constituent republics and regions. The orb and scepter grasped in the eagle's talons are traditional heraldic symbols of sovereign power and authority. They have been retained in the modern Russian arms despite the fact that the Russian Federation is not a monarchy.

РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
ММД
БАНК РОССИИ
25 РУБЛЕЙ
2017 г.

Reverse

The official logo of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) on the top left. In the centre the official logo of the first Rifle World Championship in Russia (2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot) depicts a flag of Russian Federation and head of a brown bear.

The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) is the world's second largest shooting sport association and the largest and oldest within practical shooting. IPSC organizes the World Championships called the Handgun World Shoot, Rifle World Shoot and Shotgun World Shoot with three year intervals for each discipline.

ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА ПО ПРАКТИЧЕСКОЙ СТРЕЛЬБЕ ИЗ КАРАБИНА
I.P.S.C.
DVC
FIRST
RIFLE
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP
RUSSIA
2017

Edge

180 corrugations

25 Rubles

2017 Rifle World Championship in Russia

KM#
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Cupronickel
Weight 10 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2.3 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Moscow Mint (MMD)

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