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10 Roubles Central Asian Cobra
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | БАНК РОССИИ 10 РУБЛЕЙ ЛМД 1992 (Translation: BANK OF RUSSIA 10 ROUBLES LMD 1992) |
| Reverse description | The central aluminium bronze disc features a bold relief depiction of a Central Asian Cobra (Naja oxiana) in a coiled, raised-head pose, rendered in naturalistic detail. The copper-nickel ring carries two semicircular Cyrillic legends divided by dot separators: 'КРАСНАЯ КНИГА' arching across the upper rim, referencing the Red Data Book of endangered species, and 'СРЕДНЕАЗИАТСКАЯ КОБРА' along the lower rim identifying the species. |
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This piece belongs to the first wave of Russian Federation coinage issued after the Soviet dissolution — a transitional moment when the Bank of Russia was simultaneously managing hyperinflation, a collapsing ruble, and the logistical challenge of replacing Soviet-era circulating coinage. The bimetallic format was borrowed directly from Italian and French production experience, and Russia was among the earliest post-Soviet states to adopt it for circulation issues.
The Central Asian cobra (Naja oxiana) depicted here is among the rarest venomous snakes in the former Soviet republics, with its range now largely restricted to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and southern Tajikistan — territories that had just ceased to be Soviet soil when this coin was struck.