In the center of the disc indication of the denomination of the coin: 10 RUBLES, inside of the figure 0 hidden pictures of the number 10 and of the inscription RUB visible by turns on changing angle of vision, in the lower part of the disc the mint trade mark SPMD, on the ring along the rim above the inscription: BANK OF RUSSIA, below the year of issue 2013, to the left and to the right stylized twigs of plants going over to the disc.

The coat of arms of Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, the inscriptions along the rim divided by two dots: above RUSSIAN FEDERATION, below REPUBLIC OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA.

The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania is a federal subject of Russia. Its capital is the city of Vladikavkaz. In the last years of the Soviet Union, as nationalist movements swept throughout the Caucasus, many intellectuals in the North Ossetian ASSR called for the revival of the name of Alania, a medieval kingdom of the Alans. The term of "Alania" quickly became popular in Ossetian daily life through the names of various enterprises, a TV channel, political and civic organizations, publishing house, football team, etc. In November 1994, the name of "Alania" was officially added to the republican title (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania).

The coat of arms of Ossetia is a disk with a snow leopard (Persian leopard) with spots standing on a ground and with seven mountains in the background. The mountains symbolize the Ossetian landscape, while the snow leopard is an iconic inhabitant of the Caucasus mountains.

Artist: A. D. Schablykin.

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