10 Roubles Great Patriotic War

€1.00
IssuerRussia
Year2000
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value10 Roubles
CurrencyRouble (1998-date)
CompositionBimetallic: copper-nickel centre in brass ring
Weight8.40 g
Dimensions27.0 mm
Thickness2.10 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Reverse: Andrey Sergevich Kunats
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#670, CBR#5514-0004, Schön#637
Obverse descriptionIn 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 `РУБЛЕЙ` (ROUBLES) 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 date `2000`, to the left and to the right - stylized twigs of plants going over to the disc.
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Obverse letteringБАНК РОССИИ 10 РУБЛЕЙ ММД 2000
(Translation: Bank of Russia Roubles MMD)
Reverse descriptionMax Alpert`s photograph `Kombat` of Junior Politruk Aleksei Yeryomenko, minutes before his death on 12 July 1942, in Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Ukraine and an outline of the five-pointed star going over from the disc to the ring. In the upper part of the ring - the inscription along the rim: `55 ЛЕТ ВЕЛИКОЙ ПОБЕДЫ` (55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT VICTORY), in the lower one - the dates `1941` `1945`.
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse lettering55 ЛЕТ ВЕЛИКОЙ ПОБЕДЫ 1941-1945
(Translation: ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT VICTORY)
Edge300 corrugations and the inscription `ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ` (TEN
Mint(ММД)
Moscow Mint (Московский монетный
двор), Russia (?-date)
(СПМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage2000 ММД - Moscow Mint - 10 000 000
2000 СПМД - St. Petersburg Mint - 10 000 000
Catalog ID2178259070
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