Ancient Towns of Russia - Yelets
Posted by Tomi in 2011, Ancient Towns of Russia, Russia on September 15, 2011
Yelets (Russian: Еле́ц) is a city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Sosna River, which is a tributary of the Don. Population: 108,404 (2010 Census preliminary results)
The coin features architectural panorama of a town, above to the right - the coat of arms of Yelets, inscriptions on the ring along the rim - on top: "ДРЕВНИЕ ГОРОДА РОССИИ" (ANCIENT TOWNS OF RUSSIA), below: "ЕЛЕЦ" (YELETS).
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Sources: The Central Bank of the Russian Federation and Wikipedia.
