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10 rubles — Russian Federation (2005) — Borovsk

Y# 944

Obverse
Obverse
Reverse
Reverse

Photo: cbr.ru

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.D. Schablykin

Reverse

Designer/engraver: I.S. Komshilov

Special facts

Borovsk in the Kaluga Region is first mentioned in 1358. Near the town stands the 15th-century St Paphnutius Monastery of Borovsk, and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky taught in Borovsk itself for twelve years. Today Borovsk is also known for the murals on its houses by the local painter Vladimir Ovchinnikov. The 10-rouble coin "Borovsk" was issued in 2005 in the "Ancient Towns of Russia" series.

About the period

Modern Russia is the money after the redenomination of 1998, when a thousand old roubles became one new rouble. The coins and banknotes of the 1997 pattern are still in circulation. More about the period “Modern Russia”, 1997 — to present

Coins and banknotes of this year: 2005

Specifications

Currency
1 ruble = 100 kopecks
Issue type
Commemorative
Series
Ancient Towns of Russia (47 in the series)
Mint mark
Saint Petersburg Mint
Metal
Bimetallic (copper-nickel centre in brass ring)
Diameter
27.0 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal (↑↑)

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Year Mint Mintage Price Details
2005 SPB 5,000,000 Estimate СПМД + ☆
SPB
Saint Petersburg Mint. The mint in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1724 in the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was called the Petrograd Mint in 1914–1924 and the Leningrad Mint in 1924–1991.
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