The only Mint beyond the Urals, and where the Siberian Coin was minted in 1766–1781, was located at the Nizhne-Suzunsky Copper-Smelting Plant.
The Nizhne-Suzunsky Copper-Smelting Plant was a complex mining and metallurgical plant. A permanent museum exhibition about the history of the plant’s workshop.
The only museum in Russia dedicated to icons by local craftsmen, specifically from the Suzun icon-painting workshop.
Siberian coins were minted at the Suzun Mint from 1766 to 1781.
The Church of the Ascension is in the center of the village of Suzun at the same place where the first Church of the Ascension was built in 1771.
Suzun is an old village located 150 km from Novosibirsk. It was founded by a decree of Catherine II to produce copper for minting coins. Today, there are interesting museums on the site of the former copper smelting plant and the mint. There you can see samples of old coins and equipment for their production.
A beautiful, cozy, well-groomed town is waiting for visitors interested in the history of Siberia and Novonikolayevsk. The excursion will also be of interest to pilgrims, as one of the destinations in its program includes a holy spring in the village of Lozhok.
Туристско-информационный центр Новосибирской области:
+7 (383) 286-54-90, turizm@nso.ru
Новосибирск, ул. Октябрьская, 34
Министерство экономического развития Новосибирской области:
+7 (383) 238-66-81, mineconom@nso.ru
Новосибирск, Красный проспект, 18
Tourist Information Centre of Novosibirsk Region:
+7 (383) 286-54-90, turizm@nso.ru, 34 Oktyabrskaya Street, Novosibirsk