Novotorzhsky Saint Boris and Gleb Monastery, Tver Region

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 are the chemical symbol and fineness of the metal on the left and fine metal content and the mint mark on the right, at the bottom centre in three lines are the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘25 РУБЛЕЙ’ (25 RUBLES), and the year of issue ‘2024 г.’ (2024).

Reverse

a view of the architectural ensemble of the Novotorzhsky Saint Boris and Gleb Monastery, designed in relief and laser-treated for matte finishing, and the relief inscriptions around the circumference ‘НОВОТОРЖСКИЙ БОРИСОГЛЕБСКИЙ МУЖСКОЙ МОНАСТЫРЬ’ (NOVOTORZHSKY SAINT BORIS AND GLEB MONASTERY) at the top and ‘ТВЕРСКАЯ ОБЛАСТЬ’ (TVER REGION), framed with decorative elements, at the bottom.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), E.V. Davydova (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), E.V. Davydova (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint.
Edge: 252 corrugations.

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The Novotorzhsky Saint Boris and Gleb Monastery is one of the oldest Russian orthodox monasteries. It was founded by Blessed Efrem around 1038 during the reign of Yaroslav I Vladimirovich, the Great Prince of Kiev. The name of the place is associated with the names of the Russian princes Boris and Gleb in whose honour the first church was built.

The first and oldest church in the Novotorzhsky Saint Boris and Gleb Monastery was made from stone and had one altar. In 1784, it was decided to dismantle the old stone church and build a new one. The construction of the new cathedral three-altar Boris and Gleb church was launched in the presence of the Empress Catherine II, who laid the first cornerstone with her own hands on 9 June 1785.

The warm stone Presentation Church with a bell tower was built in 1620 on the site of the ancient wooden church. In 1879, an altar in the name of Saints Joachim and Anne was arranged on the left side of that church. Between the Presentation Church and the rector’s cells there is a small stone church which was probably built in 1717. On the site of the former stone church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, a church above the holy gates in the name of the Holy Mandylion of Edess with a bell tower with three tiers was built in 1804–1811. Thanks to the tall and slender bell tower, the whole monastery looks majestic. The Candle Tower built in 1809 became the last construction of the Novotorzhsky Boris and Gleb Monastery. Two stone chapels were built in the monastery. The first one appeared in 1811 directly in the monastery. The other one, located near the Tvertsa River, was donated by the City Council in 1807.

Source: https://novotormonastir.ru.