10 RUB Tver region, 2005 MMD

10 RUB Tver region, 2005 MMD

Tver region - one of the ancient regions of Russia. Cities area are the oldest - Bezhetsk, Torzhok, Tver, Toropets. A lot of historical and architectural monuments preserved until today. Many legends and stories exist about local attractions. For example, one legend tells the story that lives in the lake Brosno enormous unknown animal. Another legend says that the famous Lost Library of Ivan III the Terrible, the basis of which amounted to a rare Greek and Roman manuscripts hidden in caves Staritsky on Tverskaya land.

Located in the area of ​​the East European Plain. The main resource of the region is a huge number of rivers (over 800) and lakes (over 1700). On the territory of the watershed basins of the Baltic Sea and the Caspian Sea. Here, take the source of major rivers such as the Volga, Tvertsa, Western Dvina, Bear. The total length of over 17,000 km of rivers. There is a large lake - Seliger. Nature is typical of the average Russian bands, attracts the eye with its discreet shy beauty.

Land of the Tver region is poor in natural resources. There are small reserves of lignite (Moscow Basin), peat and limestone. In the depths of the layers are fresh and mineral water. The most famous brand "Kashinskaya."

In 1796, the year it became a province of Tver governorship. There lived many noble family that gave Russia a number of political, military and cultural figures. The province existed until 1929, but then was transformed into a region.

Since 1935, the area was called Kalinin, and then in 1990 she returned to its original name.

The reverse in the center is an image of the coat of arms of the Tver region. Coat looks heraldic shield, which is depicted in the center of the throne, standing on the two-stage foot. His seat cushion with a cap of Monomakh. The top of the ring at the edge of the rim - "Russian Federation" at the bottom - "Tver region". The inscriptions are separated by two points.

Release Date December 27, 2005