Russia, Federation 25 Rubles 2020

History

25 Rubles 2020, Russia, Federation, Weapons Designers of the of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945), Sergey Ilyushin - Il-2 Ground-attack Aircraft

Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia

Description

The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Northern, Southern and Central and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It has been known as the Great Patriotic War in the former Soviet Union and in modern Russia.

The battles on the Eastern Front constituted the largest military confrontation in history. They were characterized by unprecedented ferocity, wholesale destruction, mass deportations, and immense loss of life due to combat, starvation, exposure, disease, and massacres. Of the estimated 70 million deaths attributed to World War II, over 30 million, many of them civilian, occurred on the Eastern Front. The Eastern Front was decisive in determining the outcome of the European portion of World War II, eventually serving as the main reason for the defeat of Nazi Germany. It resulted in the destruction of the Third Reich, the partition of Germany for nearly half a century and the rise of the Soviet Union as a military and industrial superpower.

Date of issue: 12 March 2020

Obverse	Animal (fish, bird, mammal etc.) Eagle Coat of arms Russian Federation Rider Horseman 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 2019 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. Designer: E. V. Kramskaya Sculptor: A. A. Dolgopolova РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ММД БАНК РОССИИ 25 РУБЛЕЙ 2020 г.
Reverse	Aviation & astronautics Attack aircraft World War II Depicts a relief image of the Il-2 ground-attack aircraft and the inscription IL-2 on the right; along the rim there are the inscriptions WEAPONS OF THE GREAT VICTORY at the top and S.V. ILYUSHIN at the bottom. Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin (1894–1977) was a Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau. He designed the Il-2 Shturmovik, which made its maiden flight in 1939. The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik was a ground-attack aircraft produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. With 36,183 units of the Il-2 produced during the war, and in combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 42,330 were built, making it the single most produced military aircraft design in aviation history. Thanks to the heavy armor protection, the Il-2 could take a great deal of punishment and proved difficult for both ground and aircraft fire to shoot down. To the soldiers on the ground, it was the "Hunchback", the "Flying Tank" or the "Flying Infantryman". Having played a part in all major battles from the very first days of Russia’s Great Patriotic War, the Il-2 would go down in history as one of the symbols of Victory in World War Two. Designer: O.G. Shepel ОРУЖИЕ ВЕЛИКОЙ ПОБЕДЫ ИЛ-2 С.В. ИЛЬЮШИН
Edge	Reeded (milled) 180 corrugations