Russia 10 Roubles, 2002

10 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 2002. Struck in Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in brass ring. Measures 27 mm and weighs 8.4 g.

Obverse

In the centre - the indication of the face value of the coin "10 РУБЛЕЙ" (10 ROUBLES). Inside of the figure "0" - hidden pictures of the figure "10" and of the inscription "РУБ" (RUB) visible by turns only on changing the angle of vision. In the lower part of the disc - the mint trade mark. In the upper part of the ring - the inscription along the rim: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), in the lower one - the year of issue "2002", to the left and to the right - stylised twigs of plants going over to the disc. (Bank of Russia
Roubles
SPMD)

Reverse

To the left - the Ostrovsky bower, in the background, on the bank of a river - the Ipatievsky Monastery (the XVIIth - XVIIIth centuries), above it - the coat of arms of Kostroma, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "ДРЕВНИЕ ГОРОДА РОССИИ" (ANCIENT RUSSIAN TOWNS), at the bottom - "КОСТРОМА" (KOSTROMA). (Ancient Towns of Russia
Kostroma)

Edge

300 corrugations and the inscription "ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (TEN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks (Ten Roubles * Ten Roubles *)