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.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
БАНК РОССИИ
10
РУБЛЕЙ
СПМД
2002 (Translation: Bank of Russia Roubles SPMD)
Reverse description
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).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ДРЕВНИЕ ГОРОДА РОССИИ
КОСТРОМА (Translation: Ancient Towns of Russia Kostroma)
Edge
300 corrugations and the inscription `ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ` (TEN
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
