Alexandrovskaya Sloboda Museum-preserve, Vladimir Region
Obverse
a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and a semicircular inscription above it along the rim: ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms there are the chemical symbol of the metal and fineness on the left and fine metal content and the mint trade mark on the right, at the bottom in the centre, in three lines, there is an inscription: ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination: ‘25 РУБЛЕЙ’ (25 RUBLES), and the year of issue: ‘2023 г.’ (2023).
Reverse
relief images of the architectural complex of Alexandrovskaya Sloboda against the background of a stylised image of the sky and a floral ornament, both laser treated for matte finishing, and the emblem of the museum-preserve within a round frame; and the relief inscriptions ‘АЛЕКСАНДРОВСКАЯ СЛОБОДА’ (ALEXANDROVSKAYA SLOBODA) around the upper circumference in a matte section, with relief heraldic charges of a unicorn and a lion on the edges, and ‘ВЛАДИМИРСКАЯ ОБЛАСТЬ’ (VLADIMIR REGION) around the lower circumference on a matte background.
Authors
Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.A. Brynza (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.V. Gnidin (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint.
Edge: 252 corrugations.
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The museum-preserve is located in the territory of the Alexandrovsky Kremlin, a residence of Moscow monarchs founded in 1510. It is known as the famous Alexandrovskaya Sloboda – the oprichnina capital of Tsar Ivan the Terrible.
At the behest of Grand Prince of Moscow Vasily III, a magnificent palace was erected here. Alexandrovskaya Sloboda was among the best countryside residences and a place where the Monarch, his family and court stayed on a regular basis.
Over the course of the fierce struggle for power in the second half of the 16th century, Alexandrovskaya Sloboda played a special role during the period of the establishment of the Tsarist autocracy. Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible turned it into the actual capital of the state. Alexandrovskaya Sloboda was the location of boards, the Boyar Duma and other government bodies. This was also a place of operation of one of the first Russian printing houses. The Alexandrovsky Kremlin was a venue for the reception of ambassadors from England, Denmark, Poland and Lithuania, and the Crimean Khanate. Political and commercial treaties were signed in the chambers of the Alexandrovsky Kremlin.
Sources: https://kreml-alexandrov.ru; The Great Russian Encyclopaedia. Volume 1. Moscow, 2005. Page 454; The Code of Monuments of Russian Architecture and Monumental Art / The State Institute of Art Studies of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The Vladimir Region. In 6 parts. Part 1. Moscow, 2004. Pages 464–474.