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New Trans-Dniester coin Khotyn Fortress
The Trans-Dniester Respublican Bank has put into circulation 100 roubles silver coin " Khotyn Fortress" from "Ancient fortresses on the river Dniester" coin series. Coins are issued in circulation on 2nd of April 2012.
Fineness: 925 Ag.
Weight: 14.14 gr.
Diameter: 32 mm.
Quality: proof-like.
Mintage: 250
Lateral surface is smooth.
The Khotyn Fortress is a fortification complex located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is situated on a territory of the historical northern Bessarabia region which was split in 1940 between Ukraine and Moldova. The fortress is also located in a close proximity to another famous the Old Kam'yanets Castle of Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Construction on the current Khotyn fortress was started in 1325, while major improvements were made in the 1380s and in the 1460s.
The fortress is a large tourist attraction for the area and Ukraine. In 2007, the fortress was named one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. It is also a National Ukrainian Architectural Preserve as of 2000.