Collectible silver coin Series: Monuments of Russia Name: Yakov Semenov, Vladivostok Origin: Hong Kong Issuer: Mega Power Hong Kong Group Limited Minted by Mega Power Hong Kong Group Limited Designer: Iren Ter Sarkisyan Weight: 10 gr. Standard: 999 Diameter: 30 mm Face value: 30 kopecks of the Government of the Merkulov brothers Mintage: 1030 Year: 2013 Obverse The monument to the first civilianYakov Semenov was mounted in front of the building of Union of Writers of Primorsky Krai, 19 Aleutskaya str. Vladivostok. It was unveiled on July 1, 1995. Author - sculptor N. Montach. Semenov (1831-1931) was a first civilian of the city, an outstanding public figure and first honorary freeman. A merchant from Nikolayevsk on Amur arrived in 1860 (that year Vladivostok was founded just as a military station without civilians) and lived in the city for 42 years. He became famous as a successful businessman who made a fortune on selling sea algae and as a authors of research studies concerning extraction and preparation of algae. He spent last 10 years of his life at 46, Svetlanskaya street. The monument consists of granite stylobate, metal pedestal and bronze bust of Yakov Semenov. Reverse Coat of Arms of Vladivostok

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