25 rubles — Russian Federation (2019) — Weapons Designer Nikolai Polikarpov

Obverse

Designer/engraver: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), O.G. Shepel (reverse)

Reverse

Designer/engraver: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), computer simulation (reverse)

Special facts

Nikolai Polikarpov (1892–1944) created the U-2 biplane, renamed Po-2 in 1944; the training aircraft became a night bomber during the war. The women pilots of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment, who flew the Po-2, were nicknamed the “Night Witches” by the Germans. The 25-rouble coin "Aircraft Designer Nikolai Polikarpov" was issued in 2019 in the "Weapons of the Great Victory (Weapons Designers)" series.

About the period

Modern Russia is the money after the redenomination of 1998, when a thousand old roubles became one new rouble. The coins and banknotes of the 1997 pattern are still in circulation. More about the period “Modern Russia”, 1997 — to present

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