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  • 10 Rubles 2006, Y# 941, Russia, Federation, Russian Federation, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
  • 10 Rubles 2006, Y# 941, Russia, Federation, Russian Federation, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Description

In 2005 the Central Bank of Russia commenced a series of bi-metallic 10 Rubles coins paying tribute to the regions of the Russian Federation. According to the Russian Constitution, the Russian Federation consists of republics, krais, oblasts, cities of federal importance, an autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrugs, all of which are equal subjects of the Russian Federation. Three Russian cities of federal importance have a status of both city and separate federal subject. In 1993, there were 89 federal subjects listed. By 2008, the number of federal subjects had been decreased to 83 because of several mergers. In 2014, Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea became the 84th and 85th federal subjects of Russia.

Issue date: 01.08.2006

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
СПМД
2006

Reverse

Depicts the coat of arms of Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, the inscriptions along the rim divided by two dots: above RUSSIAN FEDERATION, below SAKHA (YAKUTIA) REPUBLIC.

Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is the largest Russian republic located in the Far East along the Arctic Ocean, covering over 3,083,523 square kilometers. Yakutsk serves as its capital and holds the distinction of being the world's coldest major city. The region has a history rooted in Tungusic and Paleosiberian cultures, and the Turkic Sakha people, migrating from Lake Baikal, settled along the Lena river between the 9th and 16th centuries. The Russians colonized the area in the 17th century, leading to the incorporation of Yakutsk Oblast into the Tsardom of Russia. Despite initial challenges, the Yakuts expanded their presence during the Imperial era. Yakutia witnessed the final battles of the Russian Civil War, leading to the establishment of the autonomous Yakut ASSR in 1922. The Soviet period saw an influx of Slavic migrants, and on 27 December 1991, Sakha gained independence as the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

The coat of arms of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) features a circle with a depiction of an ancient rider holding a banner adorned with petroglyphs from the Lena River, set against a sun-shaped shield. The shield is framed with a traditional national ornament consisting of seven rhombic crystalline figures, accompanied by inscriptions "Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)" in Russian and Yakut languages.

The central element of the emblem is inspired by Shishkin Petroglyphs, ancient rock art discovered near the village of Shishkina in the Irkutsk region in 1745. Dating back to the 6th–9th centuries AD, these petroglyphs are attributed to the Kurikan people, considered ancestors of the Yakuts. The seven rhombic crystals symbolize the seven ethnic groups inhabiting the region: Yakuts, Russians, Evenks, Evens, Chukchi, Dolgans, and Yukagirs.

Artist: A. D. Schablykin

• РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ •
РЕСПУБЛИКА САХА (ЯКУТИЯ) • САХА РЕСПУБЛИКАТА
РЕСПУБЛИКА САХА (ЯКУТИЯ)

Edge

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

ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ⋆ ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ⋆

10 Rubles

Russian Federation
Sakha (Yakutia) Republic

Subscribe series
Y# 941 Schön# 932 CBR# 5514-0036
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
Saint Petersburg Mint (SPMD)

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