The 450th Anniversary of Voluntary Entering of Bashkiria into Russia

Obverse

in the centre - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed bу а circle of dots and inscriptions, above - the denomination: "ДЕСЯТЬ ТЫСЯЧ РУБЛЕЙ" (TEN THOUSAND RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the precious metal, its fineness and the mint trade mark, in the centre – the уеаr of issue "2007 г." (2007), to the right - the fine metal content and the ordinal number sign of the coin №___.

Reverse

in the centre of the cartouche – the view of the City of Ufa, above – a stylised Kurai flower, on top, on the matted ornamental cartouche – the inscription along the rim: – "БАШКОРТОСТАН" (BASHKORTOSTAN).

Authors

The artists: V.M. Erokhin, A.V. Malokostova.
The sculptor: A.I. Molostov.
Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 360 corrugations.

Founded as a fortress in 1574, the City of Ufa, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, is today the biggest important political, economical, scientific and cultural centre of the Republic.