Commemorative Russian Gold coins
Series: Russia in the UNESCO World Culture and Nature Heritage
Yaroslavl (to the Millennium of the Town's Foundation)
Par : 10 000 rubles
Release Date: 01.04.2010
Mint: Moscow Mint (MМD))
| Metal, fineness | Gold 999/1000 |
| Quality | Proof |
| Content chemically pure metal, g | 1000 |
| Total weight, g | 1003.4 |
| Thickness, mm | 8.5 |
| Diameter, mm | 100 |
| The edge | 360 corrugations |
| Mintage, pcs. | 100 |
The Savior's Transfiguration (Spassky, Yaroslavl Saviour) Monastery - the old man abolished the monastery in Yaroslavl, who played an important role in local history The architectural ensemble of the Savior's Transfiguration Monastery (the XVIth c) includes the Savior's Transfiguration Cathedral, the Church of the Yaroslavl Wonder-Workers, the Refectory, Prior's Chamber, the Belfry, the Sacristy, the building of monastic cells, towers and stone wall. In 1612 the people's volunteer corps under Minin and Pozharsky set out from its walls to liberate Moscow. In the 1790s, here was found poem "The Tale of Igor's Campaign" - a monument of ancient Russian literature.
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