10 rubles Olonets, 2017 MMD

10 rubles Olonets, 2017 MMD

Obverse: in the center of the disc - the denomination of the coin "10 RUBLES". Inside the number "0" - hidden, visible alternately when the angle of view changes the figure "10" and the inscription "RUB". In the lower part of the disc is the mint trade mark. In the upper part of the ring there is an inscription along the rim: "BANK OF RUSSIA", in the bottom - the date "2017", on the left and on the right - stylized branches of plants transferring to the disk.

Reverse: architectural panorama of the city, above - the coat of arms of the city of Olonets, on the circumference on the ring - inscriptions, above: "ANCIENT CITIES OF RUSSIA", below: "OLONETS".

The release date is April 20, 2017.

Olonets is an ancient historical city in Karelia, one of the oldest cities in northern Russia, one of the oldest settlements in Karelia, first mentioned in the charter charter of Prince Svyatoslav Olgovich in 1137, in the annals - in 1228. In 1649 the construction of the Olonets fortress was started , Which protected the north-western borders of the Russian state. By the end of the XVII century, a major shopping center. By order of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in Olonets was built guest house for foreign merchants. Peasants of the Olonets Pogost since ancient times smelted iron from marsh iron ore and produced the famous "Karelian way" (iron, close in quality to steel), which was sold to Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Moscow and other cities. Since the XVIII century, in connection with the founding of the Petrovsky plant and the settlement (later the city of Petrozavodsk), the importance of Olonets as the main administrative and cultural center of Karelia is beginning to decline.