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Source of image: www.nbrb.by	MAHILYOW The city of Mahilyow is situated at the confluence of the Dniapro and Dubrovenka Rivers. According to Mahilyow chronicles, it was founded in 1267. At the time, a fortified wooden castle on top of the Kastserne Hill was the central core of the city. Some legends suggest that the city was named after the castle's founder Prince of Galich Lyeu Danilavich (Mohia) or Prince of Polatsk Lyeu Uladzimiravich (Magutny); other legends claim it owes its name to the epic hero Masheka on whose grave a sand mound was erected - the so called "Mahila Ljwa" («the Lion's Grave»). In the 13th century Mahilyow was attached to the Vitebsk Principality, and in the 14th century it became part of the Grand Principality of Lithuania. In the first half of the 16th century Mahilyow was the largest city of Padnyaproye (the Dniapro River basin). Male citizens mastered about 70 manual skills, traded with more than 60 cities, and acted as middlemen between the Russian and western European markets. In 1561, Mahilyow was authorized to exercise restricted self-government; in 1577, Magdeburg Law was bestowed on it. The city was allowed to build a city hall and was given a coat of arms. The fact that Mahilyow is a frontier city was the main reason why during numerous wars in the 15th-17th centuries the city changed hands on many a time, was ruined and burned down almost to ashes. Nevertheless, it was rebuilt anew. In 1772, Mahilyow became a vice-gerency center within Russia. When Napoleon invaded Russia it was occupied by French troops and sustained heavy losses. During World War I the headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief were located in Mahilyow. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, in July 1941, stiff defensive battles were raging near Mahilyow. Local defense forces together with regular Red Army troops were holding the lines at Buinitskaye Pole. Nowadays, Buinitskaye Pole is as famous as Malakhau Kurgan in Sevastopal or Mamayeu Kurgan in Valgagrad. Modern Mahilyow is a large cultural and industrial center of the region. Text from the official flyer “MAHILYOW” of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus	Date : 12.07.2004 Metal :  Cu/Ni Diameter, mm :  33.00 Weight, g :  14.35 Mintage, St. :  2000 Minted by : RSE "The Kazakhstan mint of NB RK", Ust–Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan Design : S.Zaskevich     Ebay-Statistic (Prices in Euro): Year Count Ave rage Min. Max. 2006 5 19,24 8,50 31,43 2007 3 28,37 16,19 35,43 2008 0 0,00 0,00 0,00 2009 2 29,00 29,00 29,00 2010 2 21,78 21,00 22,55 2011 0 0,00 0,00 0,00
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