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10 Roubles Volleyball

Issuer Soviet Union
Year 1979
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In circulation to 1991
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Obverse description The State coat of arms of the Soviet Union, featuring a hammer and sickle superimposed on a globe and framed by wheat sheaves tied with a ribbon, occupies the upper field. The legend 'СССР' (USSR) is inscribed in two arcs flanking the arms. Below a horizontal line dividing the field, the denomination '10 РУБЛЕЙ' (10 Roubles) is displayed in two lines, with the numeral in a larger font. The design is executed in high relief against a polished field.
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Obverse lettering СССР 10 РУБЛЕЙ
(Translation: USSR 10 Roubles)
Reverse description A dynamic scene of two volleyball players contesting the ball at the net is depicted in high relief at center, with stylized architectural elements of Moscow visible in the background. The Moscow 1980 Olympic Games logo, consisting of the Olympic rings surmounted by the distinctive stylized running-track emblem, appears to the left. The curved legend 'ИГРЫ XXII ОЛИМПИАДЫ · МОСКВА · 1980' runs along the upper periphery, while the mint mark 'ЛМД' and the date '1979' appear in the lower field.
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