Siberian Tiger

Obverse

in the center on the disc - the denomination in two lines "10 РУБЛЕЙ" (10 RUBLES), under it - the mint trademark, on the ring along the rim - semicircular inscriptions, divided by two fragments of ornament, at the top – "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), at the bottom – year of issue: "1992".

Reverse

on the disc in the centre - the relief image of a walking Siberian Tiger, on the ring along the rim – semicircular inscriptions divided by two dots, at the top: "КРАСНАЯ КНИГА" (RED DATA BOOK), at the bottom: "АМУРСКИЙ ТИГР" (SIBERIAN TIGER).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: I.S. Komshilov
Mint: Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 10 sections with 12 corrugations each.

The Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) – a big predator, one of the most smaller subspecies of tigers. The length of its body including the tail is 2,7-3,8,m., the height at withers 90-106 cm, average weight 60-106 kg. Inhabits some territories of the Primorsky Krai. Hunting for it on the territories of the Soviet Union and Russian Federation has been prohibited since 1947.