The banknotes of each country are a kind of its symbol. Russian money is no exception in this regard. Only in contrast to the portraits of historical figures who have made an exceptional contribution to history, Russian banknotes give preference to the types of cities.
Selection principle
There are many opinions about why the developers chose these cities, and they all depend mainly on the author's point of view. Some are inclined to believe that the choice is associated with religious history and the so-called holy places.
Perhaps there is something in this, but given that the Orthodox tradition has changed several times, it is impossible to assert with certainty that only religious objects are present on the banknotes.
On the other hand, the first thing that catches your eye is the absence of crowns in the double-headed eagle on the banknotes. The odd thing is that the crowned eagle was the symbol of the Provisional Government in 1917.
It is believed that only cities that have never been occupied will remain on modern banknotes.
The artists of Goznak Igor Krylkov and Alexey Timofeev were the authors of the images of the cities. Of course, their work is seriously classified, there are no communication devices in their offices. Naturally, they created sketches by hand, based on photographs, paintings by famous masters, their own sketches in the open air in the cities depicted.
Naturally, the question arises, on what basis were the cities on the banknotes selected. The answer may surprise and puzzle, but, nevertheless, the fact remains. By the principle of the most successful and readable image. That is, it was purely the image that prevailed, not the ideology.
Cities on banknotes
And now it is worth remembering what exactly is depicted on each denomination.
It is not worth remembering about a five-ruble bill, since it has already been withdrawn from circulation, thus, the countdown must start from ten rubles.
On the obverse there is a chapel in Krasnoyarsk and a bridge over the Yenisei, and on the reverse - the dam of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station.
Fifty rubles - on the obverse there is an image of the sculpture at the base of the Rostral Column against the background of the Peter and Paul Fortress. On the back there is the same Rostral Column and the Exchange building.
One hundred rubles - a quadriga installed on the portico of the Bolshoi Theater, the reverse side is the actual building of the Bolshoi Theater.
Five hundred rubles - the image of the monument to Peter I against the background of a sailing ship in the Arkhangelsk port, on the back of the Solovetsky monastery.
One thousand rubles - the front side is decorated with the image of the monument to Yaroslav the Wise and the chapel against the background of the Yaroslavl Kremlin, on the back side there is the church and bell tower of John the Baptist in Yaroslavl.
And finally, the five thousand ruble bill bears the image of the embankment in Khabarovsk and the drawing of the monument to N. N. Muravyov-Amursky, while on the reverse you can see the image of the bridge over the Amur in Khabarovsk.
