Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia
  • 10 Rubles 2015, Russia, Federation, Cities of Military Glory, Khabarovsk
  • 10 Rubles 2015, Russia, Federation, Cities of Military Glory, Khabarovsk
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.

The city of Khabarovsk in the Russian Far Eastern Krai of the same name (of which it is the capital city), named after Russian explorer Yerofey Khabarov who built the first of many forts among the Amur River in the 17th century, was in the Second World War the headquarters for the Far Eastern Military District and the command center for the Soviet Armed Forces units stationed in the Far East.

Obverse

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 2015, to the left the stylized image of a laurel branch, to the right of the oak one.

БАНК РОССИИ
10 РУБЛЕЙ
2015
СПМД

Reverse

The coat of arms of the town of Khabarovsk, over it on a ribbon the semicircular inscription: CITIES OF MILITARY GLORY, below the inscription along the rim KHABAROVSK.

The Ussurian black bear and the Amur tiger are the main figures in the coat of arms – these animals are endemic to the Amur land. From a heraldic point of view a bear symbolizes strength and foresight but a tiger signifies great fierceness and valor. Both animals act as defenders of the city and have the historical coat of arms of Khabarovsk in their paws. The lazuli pillar in the old coat of arms is the symbol of the River Amur while the fish reminds about the main occupation of the inhabitants of the city. The crown on top is an emblem of victory, of course, as well as of sovereignty and empire.

ГОРОДА ВОИНСКОЙ СЛАВЫ
ХАБАРОВСК

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
Alignment Medal
Mint
Saint Petersburg Mint (SPMD)

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