The Battle Tower "Vovnushki", Republic of Ingushetiya, Village Vovnushki

Obverse

in the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim - on top: "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2010 г." (2010), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

to the right - the architectural complex of towers on rocks, to the left, against the background of clouds - inscriptions, below: "ВОВНУШКИ" (VOVNUSHKI) and dates in two lines: "XV-XVIII вв." (XV-XVII cc), above along the rim: "БОЕВАЯ БАШНЯ" (BATTLE TOWER).

Authors

The artist: Yu.S. Gogol.
The sculptor: A.D. Bessonov.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.

The architectural complex "Vovnushki" (in Ingushian: "Place of Battle Towers") is located on the territory of Jayrakh-Assinsk State Historical Architectural Museum and Natural Reserve, contains four-storey towers, with flat roof and high socle, which organically insert in the natural relief of forbidding cliffs. This tower complex played role of watch on the Great Silk Road.