On the front side of the coin there is a relief image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation, there are inscriptions: "RUSSIAN FEDERATION", "BANK OF RUSSIA", face value - "25 РУБЛЕЙ", date - "2018", metal designation according to the Periodic System of Elements of DI . Mendeleyev, the alloy trial, the trademark of the Moscow Mint and the mass of precious metal in its purity.

A relief image of the facade of the historic Expedition building from the embankment was laid over it, an image of a modern emblem of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Expedition for the preparation of state papers, against the backdrop of the images of banknotes and microtexts made in the laser matting technique with the repeated name of the enterprise "EXPEDITION OF PREPARATION STATE PAPER ".

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