Russian Commemorative Silver/Gold Coin

Series: Architectural Monuments of Russia
The Intercession Cathedral, the City of Voronezsh

Par : 3 rubles
Release Date: 21.12.2009
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (SPMD)

Metal, fineness	Silver 925/1000 - Gold 999/1000
Quality	Proof
Content chemically pure metal, g	31.1 / 1.55
Total weight, g	35.66
Thickness, mm	3.3
Diameter, mm	39
The edge	300 corrugations
Mintage, pcs.	5000

The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, known in Church Slavonic as Pokrov is a feast of the Mother of God celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches. The feast celebrates the protection afforded the faithful through the intercessions of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary). It is one of the most important feasts of the Russian Orthodox liturgical year. In Russia it is celebrated as the most important solemnity after the Twelve Great Feasts. The feast is commemorated in Eastern Orthodoxy as a whole, but by no means as fervently as it is in Russia and Ukraine.
The Intercession Cathedral war built in the City of Voronezsh in 1833-1835. It is inserted in the list of the Federal Culture Heritage.