10 RUB Rostov region 2007 SPMD

10 RUB Rostov region 2007 SPMD

Rostov region, which is the subject of this coin is in the south of European Russia. The capital region is the city of Rostov-on-Don. Its population exceeds one million people.

The ancient Greeks called the Don land Scythia. Russian chronicles of the 14-15 centuries, began to call him "Wild Field" or just "Paul". With the 16 century, when Ivan the Terrible called the Don Cossacks of ownership, and this area was called.

The heyday of the Cossack freemen fell precisely on this edge. Ataman of the Don Cossacks The word was law for all. Moreover, all positions were elected here. The main values ​​of the Cossacks had the courage, dignity and honor. Cossacks allowed the wearing of the old school, and beards. They shall not pay the king's tax to give the royal salary. Their task was to protect the southern borders of Russia.

In all the wars that led the state from 17th to 20th century, the Cossacks took part. In addition, they became pioneers in the Far East, Siberia and the North. When the Civil War came, the Cossacks divided. And he touched split families, friends, relatives. This process is described in detail in the novel "And Quiet Flows the Don". It is the biggest tragedy of heroic local places has not been fully exhausted. Don Cossacks during World War waited Decossackization during the occupation by the Nazis. Full restoration of the edge of the Cossacks waiting long after the war - only in the 60s.

On the Don very developed agriculture thanks to the legendary black earth. In addition, there is a heavy engineering, automotive, coal industry.

In this land of many celebrities were born: AP Chekhov, Mikhail Sholokhov, FV Tokarev, Faina Ranevskaya, Rostislav Plyatt, Glushchenko Eugene, Zinaida Sharko, Sergei Zhigunov and others.

The reverse in the center is an image of the coat of arms of the Rostov region. The top of the ring at the edge of the rim - "Russian Federation" at the bottom - "Rostov region". The inscriptions are separated by two points.

Release date April 2, 2007