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  • 25 Rubles 2023, CBR# 5015-0070, Russia, Federation, Russian Animation, The Scarlet Flower
  • 25 Rubles 2023, CBR# 5015-0070, Russia, Federation, Russian Animation, The Scarlet Flower
Description

The Scarlet Flower (Russian: Аленький цветочек) is a 1952 Soviet feature animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the story of the same name by Sergei Aksakov.

A merchant father, after a successful overseas trip, retrieves a beautiful scarlet flower for his daughter Nastenka. However, a monster on an island demands one of his daughters in exchange for the flower. The father refuses and is given a magic ring to return to the island if his daughter doesn't come willingly. Nastenka overhears, puts on the ring, and goes to the island.

There, she's initially scared of the monster but eventually sees his kindness. She's allowed to visit her family, but her jealous sisters turn back the clocks, making her return late. The monster is near death, and Nastenka promises never to leave him again. Her words restore the flower and transform the monster into a handsome prince, who explains he was under a spell and needed to win a lady's heart as a monster to break it.

Date of issue: 20.10.2023

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 inscriptions BANK OF RUSSIA and 25 RUBLES, the date 2023 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.

Artist: E. V. Kramskaya
Sculptor: A. A. Dolgopolova

РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
ММД
БАНК РОССИИ
25 РУБЛЕЙ
2023 г.

Reverse

Depicts a coloured scene from the animated film ‘The Scarlet Flower’ and the relief inscription at the top THE SCARLET FLOWER on the left around the circumference.

Designer: O. G. Shepel
Sculptor: A. N. Bessonov

АЛЕНЬКИЙ ЦВЕТОЧЕК

Edge

180 corrugations

25 Rubles

Colorised
CBR# 5015-0070
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Cupronickel
Weight 10 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2.3 mm
Shape round
Alignment -
Mint
Moscow Mint

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