The 1150th Anniversary of the Origin of the Russian Statehood

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 "2012 г." (2012), to the right - the fine metal content and the ordinal number sign of the coin №___.

Reverse

in the foreground - ancient arms: buckler, slam, spear, tooth, pole-axe, to the left - a vessel for church service, behind them to the left - on a base - the Monomakh's Cap on a sealed manuscript and a writing set , on the front side of the base - the picture of the two-headed eagle of Ivan III, to the right on two volumes - the sceptre, the orb and the image of the Small National Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire in the decorative frame with the crown of Ekaterina II on top of it, in the background - the view of the Moscow Kremlin, over it above - the Standard of President of the Russian Federation; on the broad stripe formed by the rim and a concentric circle line - the inscription going from the left to the down and to the right: "1150-ЛЕТИЕ ЗАРОЖДЕНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОСТИ" (1150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE RUSSIAN STATEHOOD), on the upper part of the stripe - ornaments of sinuous lines.

Authors

The artist: S.A. Kozlov.
The sculptor: F.S. Andronov.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 360 corrugations.