10 RUB Moscow, 2005 MMD

10 RUB Moscow, 2005 MMD

Moscow earned the right to be called the capital of Russia. It has long been a symbol of Russian courage and hospitality of Russian culture and valor. This is a large and populous city in Russia (population according to the census of 2010, more than 12 million people). Moscow is among the ten largest cities in the world.

While the oldest archaeological finds in the territory of modern Moscow belong to the Stone Age, the first time in the annals of history it is mentioned in the 1147th year. Then in Moscow Yury Dolgoruky took its Novgorod-Seversky allies. In 1156, the year were built the first wooden fortifications around the settlement.

In 1237, the year Moscow was robbed and almost completely burned. However, she quickly recovered in the second half of the 13th century became the capital of an independent principality. But after joining the Mozhaisk and Kolomna principalities, quickly ascended as the center of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

In the 14th century, moved to Moscow residence of the metropolitans, in 1589, the year founded the Moscow Patriarchate - is to turn the city into a major religious center.

At the beginning of the 16th century ended with the union of the principalities around Moscow, and it became the capital of a unified Russian state.

Many difficulties and tribulations befell the city and its inhabitants, but never tended dutifully to Moscow invaders. Do not just fire destroyed her home and the street, but always Muscovites restored white stone beautiful.

In the third millennium, the city was faced with new challenges. Moscow has become capitally reconstructed, and very often in the quest for profit forgotten historical heritage, the value of architectural monuments. In 2010, the city lost the title of historical settlement.

The reverse in the center is an image of the coat of arms of the city of Moscow. The coat of arms has the form of a heraldic shield with the image of a rider on horseback - St. George spearing a serpent. The top of the ring at the edge of the rim - "Russian Federation" at the bottom - "Moscow". The inscriptions are separated by two points.

Release Date December 27, 2005