Coin Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Detailed description

During the Great Patriotic War has increased the value of Kamchatka as a strategically important point, the rapid development has been providing military district. At this time, a heightened pace was built seaport, who worked including receiving American aid under the Lend-Lease.

The victory in the war would have been impossible without the support of the rear. Thousands of Kamchatka were involved in the creation of the country's defense fund than they helped the front.

Workers, farmers, employees on a monthly basis throughout the war deducted in single defense fund, two- or three-day earnings, deposit money and public bonds, value and food. Contributions received from Pioneer and Komsomol Sundays, from holding parties and concerts of artists of regional drama theater; collective farmers and state farm workers were seeded over the plan "defense areas" of vegetables and potatoes, reindeer deer passed in the defense fund. The wide scope of Kamchatka received collection of warm clothes and clothing for the soldiers of the Red Army.

During the Great Patriotic War, the Red Army were called Kamchatka 23 292, including 14 607 - from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Most of them fought on the fronts. Not all back. In the Book of Remembrance of the fallen countrymen in the defense of the Fatherland immortalized the names of Kamchatka in 1975, died in the battle, died of wounds and missing. Their names are engraved on the marble monument memorial in Victory Park in Petropavlovsk.

Obverse description

In the center - the denomination of the coin "10 РУБЛЕЙ". Inside of the figure "0" - hidden, visible by turns on changing angle of view of the image numbers "10" and the inscription "РУБ". In the circle along the rim - the inscription at the top: "БАНК РОССИИ", at the bottom - the date "2015" on the left - a stylized image of a laurel branch, the right - oak.

Reverse description

Coat of arms of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, on him, on the ribbon - the semicircular inscription: "ГОРОДА ВОИНСКОЙ СЛАВЫ", at the bottom along the rim - the inscription: "ПЕТРОПАВЛОВСК-КАМЧАТСКИЙ".