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  • 10 Rubles 2024, CBR# 5714-0100, Russia, Federation, Ancient Towns of Russia, Toropets
  • 10 Rubles 2024, CBR# 5714-0100, Russia, Federation, Ancient Towns of Russia, Toropets
Description

In 2002, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation launched an annual program to commemorate historical towns on bi-metallic 10 Ruble coins. Each coin features an image of the town and its coat of arms on one side, with the standard Russian 10 Ruble obverse on the other. Unlike many coin programs worldwide, there is no fixed number of coins released each year in this series.

Toropets is a town and the administrative center of Toropetsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Toropa River and Lake Solomennoye. Its population was 13,015 according to the 2010 Russian census.

First mentioned in 1074, Toropets was initially under the control of the Princes of Smolensk. By 1167, it had its own princes and later became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the mid-14th century. Following the Battle of Vedrosha in 1503, Ivan III gained control of Toropets. Throughout its history, the town was part of various states, including the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, before becoming part of the Russian Federation. Significant changes occurred during the administrative reforms by Peter the Great in 1708, and it was transferred among various governorates, finally becoming part of Tver Oblast in 1990. The town was occupied by the Wehrmacht during WWII but was retaken in 1942. Toropets currently serves as the administrative center of Toropetsky District and holds urban settlement status within the district.

Date of issue: 12.07.2024

Obverse

In the center of the disc indication of the denomination of the coin: 10 RUBLES, inside of the figure 0 hidden pictures of the number 10 and of the inscription RUB visible by turns on changing angle of vision, in the lower part of the disc the mint trade mark MMD, on the ring along the rim above the inscription: BANK OF RUSSIA, below the year of issue 2024, to the left and to the right stylized twigs of plants going over to the disc.

БАНК РОССИИ
10
РУБЛЕЙ
ММД
2024

Reverse

Depicts a fragment of the panorama of the town, the Church of the Theotokos of Korsun and an image of the coat of arms of Toropets at the top, over it on a ribbon the semicircular inscription: ANCIENT TOWNS OF RUSSIA, below the inscription along the rim TOROPETS.

The Cathedral of the Korsun Icon of the Mother of God is the main Orthodox church in Toropets, Tver Oblast, under the Toropets Deanery of the Rzhev Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Located on the shore of Lake Solomeno, the current building was constructed between 1795 and 1804 in provincial baroque style, designed by Smolensk architect Osip Spirkin. The brick cathedral, featuring a central light dome and four decorative domes, underwent restoration in 1979-1980 and was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2005. The miraculous Korsun-Toropets Icon of the Mother of God, once housed in the cathedral, is currently in the Alexander Nevsky Church in Knyazhe Ozero and is expected to be returned to the cathedral after restoration.

The coat of arms of Toropets, adopted on January 29, 1999, features a golden wooden pointed tower with a red flag and a golden bow on a green field, reflecting the design approved by Empress Catherine II in 1781. This design, created under the supervision of heraldmaster Franz Santi, signifies the historical defense structures of the town. The bow symbolizes Toropets' connection to the Velikiye Luki Province, whose coat of arms included three golden bows.

Engraver: E.V. Davydova

ДРЕВНИЕ ГОРОДА РОССИИ
ТОРОПЕЦ

Edge

300 corrugations and the inscription ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ (TEN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks

ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ⋆ ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ⋆

Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Brass
Center Cupronickel
Weight 8.4 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2.1 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Moscow Mint (MMD)

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