The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «10 РУБЛЕЙ 1996 г.» (10 ROUBLES 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
10 РУБЛЕЙ 1996г.
Au 999 ЛМД 1,555
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: ROUBLES LMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description
The dancing Nutcracker, the inscription along the rim - `ЩЕЛКУНЧИК` (THE NUTCRACKER).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ЩЕЛКУНЧИК (Translation: THE NUTCRACKER)
Edge
90 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)