The 400th Anniversary of the Foundation of Naberezhnye Chelny
Obverse
a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the rim the inscription in a semicircle ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms on the left the chemical symbol and fineness of the metal and on the right the fine metal content and the mint mark, at the bottom centre in three lines the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘3 РУБЛЯ’ (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2026 г.’ (2026).
Reverse
relief images of the coat of arms of Naberezhnye Chelny, the building of the city administration, a business centre, and a KamAZ vehicle against the background of the city landscape, laser treated for matte finishing, and the inscriptions ‘НАБЕРЕЖНЫЕ ЧЕЛНЫ’ (NABEREZHNYE CHELNY) around the upper circumference and ‘400 ЛЕТ’ (400 YEARS) on the left in two lines.
Authors
Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.A. Dolgopolova (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.V. Gnidin (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 300 corrugations.
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Naberezhnye Chelny is a Russian city located in the north-eastern part of Tatarstan, on the left bank of the Kama River.
Naberezhnye Chelny was first mentioned in Russian chronicles back in 1626 when a community of new peasants led by Fedor Popov emerged in the Yelabuga village. In the same year, Fedor Popov, together with five friendly families, crossed the Kama River and settled in the houses already built there. The settlement founded in 1626 was originally named Chalninsky Pochinok and was later on renamed Beregovye Chelny, Berezhnye Chelny, and finally, Naberezhnye Chelny.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Naberezhnye Chelny was known for active grain trade. A river elevator with a capacity of two million poods of bread, erected in 1917, which was then the largest one in Russia, became the symbol of the city. The Naberezhnye Chelny elevator still functions today and is a historical and architectural monument.
In 1969, the country started the construction of the KAMAZ truck plant. On 16 February 1976, the plant launched the first line of its main conveyor in the start-up mode to commission a KAMAZ truck with serial number 0000001 of the famous model 5320.
Source: https://nabchelny.ru.