Obverse. Photo © Monetnik.ru
  • 10 Rubles 2004, Y# 824, Russia, Federation, Ancient Towns of Russia, Ryazhsk
  • 10 Rubles 2004, Y# 824, Russia, Federation, Ancient Towns of Russia, Ryazhsk
Description

In 2002 the Central Bank of the Russian Federation began an annual program that each year commemorates some of their historical towns on bi-metallic 10 Ruble coins. The coins picture the city and its arms on one side and has the standard Russian 10 Ruble obverse on the other. Unlike a lot of coin programs throughout the world there is no set regularity to the number of coins released each year in this series, with some years seeing 4 coins issued and other years only 3.

Ryazhsk is town and the administrative center of Ryazhsky District in Ryazan Oblast, Russia.

It has been known to exist since 1502. In the late 16th century, it was a part of the Great Abatis Border and guarded the Ryazhsk portage from the Don to the Oka River.

Issue date: 22.09.2004

Obverse

Depicts the inscriptions along the circumference BANK OF RUSSIA at the top and date at the bottom. There are images of branches of the bay tree and oak tree on the left and on the right of the outer ring, respectively, their elements extending onto the disc. The number ‘10’ and the inscription RUBLES below denoting the face value of the coin are in the centre of the disc. The digit ‘0’ features a security element inside in the form of the figure ‘10’ and the inscription RUB visible at various viewing angles to the coin surface. The Saint Petersburg Mint trademark is at the bottom of the disc.

БАНК РОССИИ
10 РУБЛЕЙ
2004
ММД

Reverse

Depicts an architectural panorama of the town, churches, the coat of arms of Riyazhsk above, in the foreground a viaduct, over it on a ribbon the semicircular inscription: ANCIENT TOWNS OF RUSSIA, below the inscription along the rim RYAZHSK.

The coat of arms of Riyazhsk depicts a silver heraldic shield. On the silver background, there is a turquoise wavy diagonal band symbolizing a river. On top of this band, there is a silver log cabin (ryaz) filled with silver stones, which reproduces the symbolism of the historical coat of arms, approved on May 29, 1779.

ДРЕВНИЕ ГОРОДА РОССИИ
РЯЖСК

Edge

300 corrugations and the inscription ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ (TEN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks

ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ⋆ ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ⋆

10 Rubles

Y# 824 Schön# 816 CBR# 5514-0021
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Brass
Center Cupronickel
Weight 8.4 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2.1 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Moscow Mint (MMD)

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