Description

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 Rubles coins. The coins picture the city and its arms on the reverse. 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.

Kostroma is a city in Russia, the capital of the Kostroma region, standing on both banks of the Volga River. Kostroma is one of the cities of the well-known tourist route “The Golden Ring of Russia”.

Kostroma was first mentioned in chronicles in 1213. The official foundation date is believed to be 1152, Yury Dolgoruky was the founder of the town. In 1238, it was captured and sacked by the Mongol army. Later, Kostroma was bought by the Moscow State Tsar Ivan I.

Kostroma was captured by Polish armies two times. Ivan Susanin became one of the most known Russian heroes of these wars with Poles. There are several monuments dedicated to him in Kostroma.

In 1612, Kostroma was the place where the Moscow delegation offered Mikhail Romanov the Russian crown. It was the end of the Russian “Time of Troubles” and the beginning of Romanov’s dynasty reigning on the throne of Russia.

Date of issue: 27.06.2002