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Description
City of Military Glory is an honorary title bestowed upon the citizenry of Russian cities, where defenders had displayed courage, steadfastness, and mass heroism in the fight for their Fatherland’s freedom and independence during the Second World War.
Khotchino (old name of Gatchina) was first documented in 1499 as a village in possession of Novgorod the Great. In the 17th century, in a series of wars, it passed to Livonia, then to Sweden, and was returned to Russia during the Great Northern War. In 1708 Peter the Great founded an Imperial Hospital and Apothecary here. Paul I invested many resources as well as using his experience from his travels around Europe to make Gatchina an exemplary town and residence.
During the German occupation, which lasted from September 13, 1941 to January 26, 1944, the town was known as Lindemannstadt, after the Wehrmacht general Georg Lindemann. The original name was returned on January 28, 1944 and the town has been called Gatchina ever since. The Nazi Germans looted much of the Gatchina palace collections of art, while occupying the palace for almost three years during World War II. The Gatchina Palace and park was severely burnt, vandalized, and destroyed by the retreating Germans.
Obverse
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In the center of the disc the indication of the denomination of the coin 10 RUBLES. Inside of the figure "0" – hidden pictures of the figure 10 and of the inscription RUB visible by turns on changing angle of vision. Along the rim circular inscriptions, on top BANK OF RUSSIA, on bottom the mint trade mark (SPMD) and the date 2016, to the left the stylized image of a laurel branch, to the right of the oak one. БАНК РОССИИ |
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Reverse
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The coat of arms of the town of Gatchina, over it on a ribbon the semicircular inscription: CITIES OF MILITARY GLORY, below the inscription along the rim GATCHINA. ГОРОДА ВОИНСКОЙ СЛАВЫ |
| Edge |
6 sections with 5 corrugations and 6 sections with 7 corrugations alternated with 12 smooth sections. |
Characteristics
| Type | Commemorative Issue (Circulating) |
| Material | Brass Plated Steel |
| Weight | 5.63 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape |
round
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| Alignment | Medal |
| Mint |
Saint Petersburg Mint (SPMD)
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