St.Petersburg and Melbourne will celebrate the 25th anniversary of sister-city links in April 2014.
St.Petersburg and Melbourne will celebrate the 25th anniversary of sister-city links in April 2014. The Perth Mint (Australia) together with Sberbank of Russia released a commemorative silver coin rating one Australian dollar. Director of St. Petersburg Information and Business Center in Melbourne (Australia), Alexander Grigoriev says: “The dialogue between the two cities is filled with different events. Exhibitions, concerts and sports events are regularly held, exchange of schoolchildren delegations are arranged, etc. Recently the exhibition “Melbourne - My Beautiful City” was held in the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg, more than 50 Australian photographers participated in it. The exhibition was opened by the Minister of Culture of the Victoria State with the participation of the Speaker of the Victorian Parliament and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. Business program is also rich in events. The Governments of St. Petersburg and the State of Victoria negotiated and established contacts, several business delegations visited our city with the support of St. Petersburg Information and Business Center.” Additional information: +61-3-6376-3898 - Alexander Grigoriev, Director of St. Petersburg Information and Business Center in Melbourne
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According to the Sberbank of Russia, a round colored insert, made on special technology that provides the effect of changing image, is placed in the center on the reverse of the coin. If you look at the insert, gradually changing the angle of view, you can see either a picture of the Admiralty building on the Neva River in St. Petersburg, or frontal image of Flindres Street station in Melbourne. The top of the reverse has the inscription in English “Sister Cities” (twin-cities). The coin is made of silver, 999 standard, 31,7 g. Size of the coin - 40,4*4 mm. Quality of mintage - proof. It is not the first joint project: the Perth Mint has already released a series of coins with animals of Russia, as well as coins devoted to Victory Day.