Historic Monuments of Velikiy Novgorod and its Suburbs

Series:Russia in the UNESCO World Culture and Nature Heritage

Date of Issue

01.04.2009

Catalogue number

5216-0070

Russia in the UNESCO World Culture and Nature Heritage

Date of Issue

01.04.2009

Catalogue number

5216-0070

Denomination

50 rubles

Quality

Proof

Metal, fineness

Gold 999/1000

Total weight, g

7.89 (±0.10)

Fine metal content not less than, g

7.78

Diameter, mm

22.60 (-0.15)

Thickness, mm

1.30 (±0.15)

Mintage, pcs

1,500

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: "ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ" (FIFTY RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2009 г." (2009), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the frame of stylized arc in the centre - the image of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Kozhevniki, inscriptions along the ring - on top on the matted surface of the arc: "ВЕЛИКИЙ НОВГОРОД И ОКРЕСТНОСТИ" (VELIKIY NOVGOROD AND SUBBURBS), on bottom: "Ц.ПЕТРА И ПАВЛА В КОЖЕВНИКАХ" (STS. PETER AND PAUL IN KOZHEVNIKI).

Authors

The artist: A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: A.V. Malokostova.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 134 corrugations.

Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Kozhevniki (1406) built due to the donations of tanner-craftsmen is richly adomed by decorations and is not plastered, which provides the possibility to f observe the appearance of an ancient Russian temple.

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