10 rubles Russia 2022 – Gorodets (series “Ancient cities of Russia”)

Obverse: on the disk in the center – the denomination of the coin: “10 RUBLES”, inside the number “0” – hidden images of the number “10” and the inscription “RUB” visible alternately when the angle of view is changed, below – the trademark of the Mint; on the ring at the top there is an inscription: “BANK OF RUSSIA”, at the bottom – the year “2022”, on the left and right on the outer ring there are images of laurel and oak branches, respectively, the elements of which go to the disk.

Reverse: relief image of the panorama of the city of Gorodets; at the top left – the coat of arms of the Gorodetsky district; on the ring around the circumference – relief inscriptions: at the top – “ANCIENT CITIES OF RUSSIA”, at the bottom – “GORODETS”.

Gorodets is one of the oldest Russian cities, founded on the high bank of the Volga by Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich Dolgoruky in 1152 as a fortress city.

The favorable location of Gorodets on the waterway contributed to the development of crafts and trade. In the 13th century, Gorodets was the capital of a specific principality; in the 14th century, together with Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod, it became part of the Nizhny Novgorod principality.

The history of Gorodets is connected with the name of the Russian commander Alexander Nevsky, who died in the fall of 1263 in the Fedorovsky Gorodets Monastery.

From the end of the 19th century, the city developed on shipping and shipbuilding, the flour-grinding industry and the grain trade.

Gorodets today is a unique center of folk crafts, which has preserved part of the artistic heritage of the Nizhny Novgorod region: Gorodets painting and printed gingerbread, gold embroidery and embroidery, pottery and wood carving.

Merchants’ estates and mansions, historical monuments and numerous museums create a unique image of the ancient Volga city, which has the state status of a historical settlement of federal significance.