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  • 10 Rubles 2025, CBR# 5714-0104, Russia, Federation, Cities of Labour Valour, Chelyabinsk
  • 10 Rubles 2025, CBR# 5714-0104, Russia, Federation, Cities of Labour Valour, Chelyabinsk
Description

City of Labour Valour is a Russian honorary title assigned to cities who had an outstanding record of uninterrupted production of military and civilian products at industrial enterprises during World War II. It was established by federal law dated to 1 March 2020. The title is awarded by decree of the President of the Russian Federation. It was created as part of the diamond jubilee celebrations of the end of the war in 2020. It was awarded to twenty Russian cities. This distinction corresponds to the distinction of Hero City and City of Military Glory.

There are many privileges that come with being awarded with the title. In a city that was awarded the title, a stele is installed with the coat of arms of the city. On public events such as Labour Day, Victory Day (9 May) and their individual City Day, the city is entitled to host a fireworks show.

Issue date: 14.04.2025

Obverse

Depicts the inscriptions along the circumference: BANK OF RUSSIA at the top and ‘2025’ at the bottom, branches of the bay tree and oak tree on the left and right respectively. The number ‘10’ and the inscription RUBLES in the centre. The digit ‘0’ features a security element inside in the form of the figure ‘10’ and the inscription RUB visible at various viewing angles to the coin surface. The Moscow Mint trademark at the bottom.

БАНК РОССИИ
10 РУБЛЕЙ
2025
ММД

Reverse

Depicts the Stele City of Labour Valour supplemented with the images depicted on its lower part and along the circumference inscriptions: CHELYABINSK at the top and CITIES OF LABOUR VALOUR on the band at the bottom.

Chelyabinsk, located in the southern Urals, played a vital role during World War II and was one of the USSR’s most important industrial centers, earning the wartime nickname Tankograd ("Tank City"). During the Great Patriotic War, the city became a massive hub for relocated factories, producing thousands of tanks, self-propelled guns, and ammunition. Its residents, including women and children, worked tirelessly around the clock, demonstrating immense labor heroism. In recognition of this extraordinary contribution, Chelyabinsk was awarded the honorary title City of Labour Valour in 2020.

The Stele "City of Labour Valour" in Chelyabinsk stands as a symbol of the city's wartime achievements and enduring legacy. The granite column is topped with the golden emblem of the Russian Federation and rests on a stepped base. At the lower part of the monument, sculptural reliefs depict powerful scenes of wartime industry: workers at lathes, women sewing uniforms, and laborers forging weapons—all representing the collective effort of the home front. These figures embody the unity and perseverance of Chelyabinsk's people in supporting the war effort from behind the lines.

Designer: A. A. Brynza
Sculptor: A. N. Bessonov

ЧЕЛЯБИНСК
ГОРОДА ТРУДОВОЙ ДОБЛЕСТИ

Edge

6 sections with 5 corrugations and 6 sections with 7 corrugations alternated with 12 smooth sections

Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Brass Plated Steel
Weight 5.63 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Moscow Mint (MMD)

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