10 rubles, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 2015 GVS

The coin is 10 rubles, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky from the series Cities of Military Glory (WAN) released on December 18, 2015.

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was founded in 1740 and immediately began to play an important role in Russia's Maritime Administration.

The brightest pages in the history of the city are connected with the defense of the port in August 1854, the Defence organization Kamchatka peninsula during the Russian-Japanese War and Invasion of the Kuril Islands in 1945.

One of the oldest cities in the Far East. The first of the Russian Cossacks reached the kingdom here in 1697.

Cossacks in Avacha Bay near the village kamchadalskim Aushin that on the shores of Avacha bay of the Pacific Ocean, laid Spīķeri tribute to store and founded the fort.

Forty-three years, compiled earlier maps of Kamchatka land, arrived here on a two packet boat October 17, 1740 Second Kamchatka Expedition 1733-1743. under the leadership of Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov.

The name of Peter and Paul fort received from name-packet-boats ships "Holy Apostle Peter" and "St. Paul."

The founder of the city - the navigator warrant officer rank Elagin Ivan Fomichev.

September 29, 1739, on the orders of the head of the 2nd Kamchatka expedition of Vitus Bering, Ivan Elagin on the boat "Saint Archangel Gabriel" has gone from Okhotsk to Kamchatka. He was instructed to describe the coast from the mouth of Big River to Avacha Bay, further research Avacha Bay, make her a card to build warehouses and premises to stop the expedition, as well as to carry out measurements to determine the capabilities approach large ships.

Avacha Bay Behring found in 1729 during the First Kamchatka expedition returned to Okhotsk.

May 16, 1740 I. Elagin went from the mouth of the river Large (Bolsheretsky jail) along the south-western coast of Kamchatka and its rounded the Cape of June 10 came to Avacha Bay.

Boat "St. Gabriel" was the first in the history of marine ship hit the beach in the Avacha Bay. After seeing the lip Elagin began to describe the lips and chose the site for the construction of storage and living quarters on the north shore of the harbor at Niakinoy Itelmen Aushina camp.

Construction of the first Russian settlement of houses started in June 1740 from a pre-prepared timber and was completed by the autumn of the same year.

6 October (Oct. 17 to n. V.) In 1740 in the Avacha Bay arrived packet ships "St. Paul", led by Alexei Chirikov, and "The Holy Apostle Peter," a commander Vitus Bering. This day is considered the day of birth of the city.

The honorary title of City of Military Glory (DHW) is assigned to the Presidential Decree "For courage, steadfastness and mass heroism the defenders of the city, in the struggle for freedom and independence of the Fatherland."