10 000 Roubles The Church of the St. Virgin Nativity

Reverse

In the centre - an engraving of the XVIth century with the image of scenes from the ancient Russian mode of life in the frame of the entrance portal of the Church of the St. Virgin Nativity of the St. Ferapont Monastery, above it - the Dionissy's fresco from the middle storey "The St. Mariya's Nativity" with the scenes of the Bathe, Infancy and Caress, to the left and to the right from the portal - St. Michael and St. Gabriel the Archangels, under them - a shroud with decorative circles, the inscription at the bottom - "ДИОНИСИЙ" (DIONISSY), under it - an ornament composed from stylised flowers.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: ДИОНИСИЙ

Translation: Dionissy

Engraver: Viktor Ivanovich Markov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

360 corrugations

Comment

Date of issue: 16 AUG 2002

Dionissy the Wise (1440-1502/1503) - a famous ancient Russian painter and an outstanding representative of the Moscow painting school. His iconostasis and wall-painting decorated the Cathedral of the Assumption in the Moscow Kremlin, the Monastery of the Christ' Ascension (Moscow), St. Joseph Volokolamsky, St. Pafnuty monasteries (near Moscow). thе Cathedral of the St. Virgin Nativity of the St. Ferapont Monastery situated in the northern part of Russia is well known in the world thanks to the Dionissy's wall - paintings preserved in the cathedral. The cathedral was decorated with wall-paintings by Dionissy and his two sons Vladimir and Feodossy during 34 days from August 6 till September 8, 1502. In 1989 the St. Ferapont Monastery painted by Dionissy's frescos was registered by UNESCO as the monument protected by the State.

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Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2002 ММД	100	-	-	-	-	-	-

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