Orthodox Temples (Transnistria)

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Orthodox Temples is the name of a series of commemorative coins issued in Transnistria in 2001 by the Central Bank of Transnistria.

According to official information from the Central Bank, the coins were issued in remembrance of the many churches which were "destroyed in times of persecutions" of the Church and, as such, the series was devoted to restored and reconstructed sacred edifices.[1]

The series consists of gold and silver coins featuring images of the following Russian Orthodox churches within the Diocese of Tiraspol:

• Church of the Blessed Virgin's Assumption (Voronkovo village)
• Church of the Blessed Virgin's Protection (Valia-Adynka village)
• Cathedral of God's Ascension (Kitskani village)
• Cathedral of the Birth of Christ (Tiraspol city)
• Cathedral of Transfiguration (Bender city)
• Church of the Blessed Virgin's Birth (Vadul-Turkului village)
• Church of Paraskeva the Serbian (Zozuliani village)
• Church of the Lifegiving Trinity (Rashkov village)
• Church of St Michael the Archangel (Stroentsi village)

[edit] See also

• Transnistrian ruble (legal tender)

[edit] External links

• Official website (with descriptions and depictions of all coins in this series)
• Money of Transnistria
• Religion in Transnistria