Kozelsk, Kaluga Region
Obverse
in the centre of the disc there is the denomination of the coin ‘10 РУБЛЕЙ’ (10 RUBLES), inside the figure ‘0’ there is a hidden number ‘10’ and an inscription ‘РУБ’ (RUB) visible by turns when the angle of vision changes, below is a mint trade mark; on the ring above there is an inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), below is the year of issue ‘2020’, on the left and on the right there are stylised images of plant branches going over to the disc.
Reverse
there is a view of the Nikolskaya Church, an image of the municipal arms of Kozelsk at the upper left, and the inscriptions on the outer ring along the rim: ‘ДРЕВНИЕ ГОРОДА РОССИИ’ (ANCIENT TOWNS OF RUSSIA) at the top and ‘КОЗЕЛЬСК’ (KOZELSK) at the bottom.
Authors
Designer: A.V. Gnidin.
Sculptor: A.N. Bessonov.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
Edge: 300 corrugations and the inscription "ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (TEN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks.
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Kozelsk is a town in the Kaluga Region of the Russian Federation. This town was first mentioned in Russian chronicles back in 1146.
Founded at the place of an ancient settlement of Vyatichi Slavs, Kozelsk was originally part of the Chernigov Principality. Then, as a result of the internal strife between principalities, the town became part of the Principality of Novgorod-Seversk as a sub-principality.
Kozelsk is famous for the legendary seven-week defence against Batu Khan’s army in 1238. All residents died, the town was destroyed, while Batu Khan infuriated by Kozelsk’s fortitude dubbed it an ‘evil town’.
Later on, Kozelsk became part of the Karachev Principality. In the second half of the 14th century, the town was under the rule of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1494, Kozelsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In 1708–1713, Kozelsk belonged to the Smolensk Governorate. In 1713, the town became part of the Moscow Governorate. From 1719, Kozelsk was part of the Kaluga Province. Beginning in 1776, Kozelsk was the chief town of the Kaluga Viceroyalty (later, the Kaluga Governorate). In the 18th–19th centuries, Kozelsk was a transit trading town between Russia and Ukraine.
From 8 October through 28 December 1941, Kozelsk was occupied by Nazi aggressors. On 5 December 2009, Kozelsk was awarded the honorary title ‘City of Military Glory’ for the courage, fortitude and valour of people who defended Kozelsk.
Sources: http://kozelskadm.ru, https://kozelskgp-adm.ru