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In 2002 the Central Bank of the Russian Federation began an annual program that each year commemorates some of their historical towns on bi-metallic 10 Ruble coins. The coins picture the city and its arms on one side and has the standard Russian 10 Ruble obverse on the other. Unlike a lot of coin programs throughout the world there is no set regularity to the number of coins released each year in this series, with some years seeing 4 coins issued and other years only 3.
Belgorod, the capital of the Belgorod region in southern European Russia, is situated along the banks of the Seversky Donets River. Initially mentioned in 1237, the settlement on present-day Belgorod territory was destroyed during Batu Khan's invasion but was officially founded again in 1596 by order of Tsar Feodor I Ioannovich. Originally established as a fortress defending Russia's southern border from Crimean Tatars, the region later lost its military significance when Russia's border moved southward, becoming part of the Kursk guberniya of the Russian Empire.
Issue date: 02.10.2006
Obverse
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Depicts the inscriptions along the circumference BANK OF RUSSIA at the top and date at the bottom. There are images of branches of the bay tree and oak tree on the left and on the right of the outer ring, respectively, their elements extending onto the disc. The number ‘10’ and the inscription RUBLES below denoting the face value of the coin are in the centre of the disc. The digit ‘0’ features a security element inside in the form of the figure ‘10’ and the inscription RUB visible at various viewing angles to the coin surface. The Moscow Mint trademark is at the bottom of the disc. БАНК РОССИИ |
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Reverse
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Depicts an architectural panorama of the town, above the coat of arms of Belgorod, over it on a ribbon the semicircular inscription: ANCIENT TOWNS OF RUSSIA, below the inscription along the rim BELGOROD. ДРЕВНИЕ ГОРОДА РОССИИ |
Edge |
300 corrugations and the inscription ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ (TEN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ⋆ ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ⋆ |
10 Rubles
Ancient Towns of Russia
Belgorod
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Y# 947 Schön# 935 CBR# 5514-0039
Ancient Towns of Russia
Belgorod
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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