Oil and Gas Worker

Obverse

in the centre the denomination of the coin ‘10 РУБЛЕЙ’ (10 RUBLES), inside the figure ‘0’ hidden pictures of the number ‘10’ and the inscription ‘РУБ’ (RUB), visible alternately when changing the angle of vision, on the left and on the right stylised images of laurel and oak branches respectively, along the rim at the top the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), at the bottom the year of issue ‘2021’, to its right the mint trade mark.

Reverse

a relief image of the oil and gas industry worker standing near an oil well against the background of a stylised image of an oil pump; at the top on the right there is an inscription along the rim: ‘ЧЕЛОВЕК ТРУДА’ (MAN OF LABOUR).

Authors

Designer: A.A. Brynza.
Sculptor: A.N. Bessonov.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
Edge: 6 sections with 5 corrugations and 6 sections with 7 corrugations alternated with 12 smooth sections.

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The oil and gas industry is one of the segments of the heavy industry, representing a complex of enterprises for the mining, transportation and processing of oil and gas. This is a key industry for the Russian economy, accounting for over a quarter of the domestic industrial production and largely forming the national budget.

The Man of Labour series is issued to promote various professions.