The ancient city. Nerehta. MMD

Numismatic set of the series "Ancient cities of Russia." MMD released Goznak, consisting of a medal and a commemorative bimetallic 10 ruble commemorative coin Nerehta.

The ancient city Nerehta located on the southwestern outskirts of the Kostroma region, halfway between Kostroma and Yaroslavl, the first mention of it relate to 1214.

In ancient times, in the district lived Finno-Ugric tribes Meria. In the language to measure Nerehta - "river in the low swampy areas."

In the days of the Mongol-Tatar yoke Nerekhta parish belonged to the wife of Dmitry Donskoy princess Evdokia Dmitrievna great, which gave town with its salt works and wells Trinity-Sergius Monastery.

Serious test had to endure the city during the Time of Troubles: in mid-summer 1609 Poles looted and burned Nerehta. And yet convenient location of the city on the trade routes in Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Nizhny Novgorod and Suzdal not let him disappear from the map of Russia.

Set released in 2014. edition 3000 pcs