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2 kopecks in silver 1842
The inscription on the reverse of the copper coin- '2 kopecks in silver' - can be taken as an epigraph to the activities of the Russian Minister of Finance, who issued this coin in circulation.
Barcelona-the city founded by Hercules
When you say 'Barcelona', the immortal melody performed by Opera diva Montserrat Caballe and charismatic Freddie mercury - 'Barselona' immediately flashes in your head.
'Everything is calm in Baghdad...'
Among the many tours offered by agencies to curious travelers, you will not find the Iraqi capital.
This diverse city of Prague
The city, which is almost 12 centuries old, is one of the most beautiful places on the map of Europe - Prague.
Baku rubles
'Baku rubles' - is it a slang of new Russians from the dashing 1990s or a real historical phenomenon?
'Vavilona' Krestinsky: the biggest and the most beautiful
In 1919, the Bolsheviks issued their first original banknotes, which they called 'settlement signs'.
Silver ruble of Nicholas I
Historical periods in the minting of Russian coins of the tsarist era are usually classified by the years of the head of state's rule.
50 rubles of the 1923 model.
The course for the transition to the NEP, adopted in March 1921 by the X Congress of the RCP (b), could not but affect the appearance of what by that time was called 'settlement signs of the R. S. F. S. R.': since 1922, the phrase 'state monetary sign'appeared on the front side of Soviet banknotes.
Money of the Turkestan region
Turkbons is the name of the monetary unit that was used on the territory of the Turkestan territory in 1919-1921.
Rio de Janeiro: city with blue skies
According to the observations of meteorologists, the clearest and perfectly blue sky on the planet Earth is in Rio de Janeiro.
Shanghai: the towers, banks, ships
Shanghai is the type of city where antiquity and modernity go hand in hand.
BAM: road to the future
You can call the project of developing the expanses of Eastern Siberia and the Far East 'the road to the future' for various reasons.