Kostroma
Obverse
in the centre - the indication of the face value of the coin "10 РУБЛЕЙ" (10 RUBLES). Inside of the figure "0" - hidden pictures of the figure "10" and of the inscription "РУБ" (RUB) visible by turns only on changing the angle of vision. In the lower part of the disc - the mint trade mark. In the upper part of the ring - the inscription along the rim: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), in the lower one - the year of issue "2002", to the left and to the right - stylised twigs of plants going over to the disc.
Reverse
to the left - the Ostrovsky bower, in the background, on the bank of a river - the Ipatievsky Monastery (the XVIIth - XVIIIth centuries), above it - the coat of arms of Kostroma, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "ДРЕВНИЕ ГОРОДА РОССИИ" (ANCIENT RUSSIAN TOWNS), at the bottom - "КОСТРОМА" (KOSTROMA).
Authors
The artist: A.S. Kunats.
The sculptor: A.S. Kunats.
St. Petersburg Мint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations and the inscription "ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (TEN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks.