Russia 2 Roubles2000

two marines during an attack: one of them with a rifle in his hands and an other one holding a flag, to the left - the Gold Star Medal, in the background - a warship and outlines of a city, at the bottom - the inscription along the rim: "НОВОРОССИЙСК" (NOVOROSSIYSK). The highest distinction class "Hero City" accompanied by the awarding with the Lenin Order and the Gold Star Medal has been conferred on the city of Novorossiysk in 1973 for the mass heroism and courage of its defenders displayed in the struggle for freedom and independence of the Motherland during the Great Patriotic War.