Yaroslavl (to the Millennium of the Town's Foundation)

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 bу а circle of dots and inscriptions, above - the denomination: "ДВЕСТИ РУБЛЕЙ" (TWO НUNDRED RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre - the year of issue "2010 г." (2010) to the right in two lines - the fine metal content, the mint trade mark and the ordinal number sign of the coin №___, along the rim – two concentric lines with four decorative elements.

Reverse

in the frame of the vegetable ornament - the architectural panorama of the City of Yaroslavl: temple ensembles, building of the theatre, rotunda, obelisk, in the centre - the coat of arms of the City and a scene of life of ancient townspeople, in the foreground - a sailing vessel on the river, on bottom - inscription: "ЯРОСЛАВЛЬ" (YAROSLAVL).

Authors

The artist: A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 390 corrugations.

The city of Yaroslavl was founded by Yaroslav the Wise in 1010. In 1463 the town was annexed to the Moscow State. During the Polish invasion in 1612 Yaroslavl, in fact, was temporary capital of Russia. With many monuments of the Russian history and culture of world significance Yaroslavl is included in the famous tourist trip named "The Golden Ring of Russia".