Ancient monastery in silver

On 3 April 2024, the Bank of Russia issues a 25-ruble silver commemorative coin ‘Novotorzhsky Saint Boris and Gleb Monastery, Tver Region’ of the Architectural Monuments of Russia series (Catalogue No. 5115-0163).

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 in that region.

The 25-ruble silver coin (fine metal content 155.5 g, fineness 925/1,100) has a round shape and is 60.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.

The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘25 РУБЛЕЙ’ (25 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2024 г.’ (2024), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

The reverse of the coin features a relief image of the architectural ensemble of the Novotorzhsky Saint Boris and Gleb Monastery, laser treated for matte finishing; relief inscriptions ‘НОВОТОРЖСКИЙ БОРИСОГЛЕБСКИЙ МУЖСКОЙ МОНАСТЫРЬ’ (NOVOTORZHSKY SAINT BORIS AND GLEB MONASTERY) at the top around the circumference and ‘ТВЕРСКАЯ ОБЛАСТЬ’ (TVER REGION), framed with elements of the ornament, at the bottom.

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 1.0 thousand pcs.

The new coin is legal tender of the Russian Federation and is mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at its face value.

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