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 2016, to the left and to the right stylized twigs of plants going over to the disc.

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

Chelyabinsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city of Chelyabinsk. On 15 February 2013, a 10,000 ton meteoroid entered the Earth's atmosphere over Russia. It passed over the southern Ural region and exploded in an air burst over Chelyabinsk Oblast.

The coat of arms shows a shield with a camel carrying baggage. It is in a reference to the fact that the city was built on one of the branches of the Great Silk path route. Camels were used to carry goods back then. Current coat of arms is restyled version of historic one, that dates back to 1782. The shield is surmounted by a crown and surrounded by two ribbons of the Order of Lenin. The historical land crown reflects the status of Chelyabinsk region as the constituent entity of the Russian Federation. Two ribbons of the Order of Lenin, awarded to the region in 1956 and 1970, demonstrate the merits of Chelyabinsk Oblast.

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