Toropets, Tver Region

Obverse

the centre of the disc bears the denomination of the coin ‘10 РУБЛЕЙ’ (10 RUBLES) with pictures of the number ‘10’ and the inscription ‘РУБ’ (RUB) hidden inside the figure ‘0’ and visible alternately when changing the angle of vision, and the mint mark below; the outer ring features the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA) at the top, the year of issue ‘2024’ at the bottom and stylised images of laurel and oak branches on the left and on the right, respectively, their elements extending onto the disc.

Reverse

relief images of the coat of arms of Toropets and a fragment of the panorama of the town, and the relief inscriptions on the outer ring ‘ДРЕВНИЕ ГОРОДА РОССИИ’ (ANCIENT TOWNS OF RUSSIA) at the top and ‘ТОРОПЕЦ’ (TOROPETS) at the bottom.

Authors

Designer: E.V. Davydova.
Sculptor: E.V. Davydova.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
Edge: 300 corrugations and the inscription "ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (TEN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks.

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The settlement at the location of today’s Toropets was initially named Krivit, Krivich or Krivitensk derived from the name of the Slavic tribe of the Krivichi who lived there in the 7th–13th centuries and was, later on, renamed Toropets derived from the name of the Toropa River which means a fast-flowing river in the Slavic. The town was first mentioned in the Laurentian Chronicle back in 1074 in connection with the name of Saint Isaac the Recluse of the Kiev Caves. Until the 12th century, the town was part of Novgorod and then became part of the Smolensk Principality. From the middle of the 12th century, Toropets was the centre of the principality of the same name. Its first ruler was Prince Mstislav Rostislavovich the Brave. In the middle of the 14th century, Toropets became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1503, the town was recaptured by the Russian troops and became the centre of the Toropets Uyezd (district) founded in the same year. In 1708–1719, the town was part of the Ingermanland Governorate. In 1719–1722, it merged into the Velikiye Luki Province of the Saint Petersburg Governorate. In 1777, Toropets became the chief town of the Pskov Viceroyalty and existed in this status until 1927 when the Toropets District was formed in the Leningrad Region. In 1935, the Toropets District became part of the Kalinin Region (renamed the Tver Region). Today, the Toropets District is part of the Tver Region.

Information is provided by the Tver Division of the Bank of Russia Main Branch for the Central Federal District.