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 MMD, on the ring along the rim above the inscription: BANK OF RUSSIA, below the year of issue 2008, to the left and to the right stylized twigs of plants going over to the disc.

The coat of arms of Astrakhan Oblast, the inscriptions along the rim divided by two dots: above RUSSIAN FEDERATION, below ASTRAKHAN OBLAST.

Astrakhan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of Astrakhan.

The Astrakhan oblast is located in the South-West part of Russia in the lower reaches of the Volga River and the North coast of the Caspian Sea. In the west the Region borders on the Kalmykia republic, in the north on the Volgograd region, in the east on the republic of Kazakhstan, in the south it is washed by the waters of the Caspian Sea.

Astrakhan oblast is reach on places of interest, for example, a wonderful Kremlin, an architectural monument of the 16-th century, churches, monastery and mosque ensembles. Five museums of various specializations (local nature, history and economy, historical, devoted to famous people) are located here.

Artist: A. D. Schablykin

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