The Karachay-Cherkess Republic

Obverse

in the centre of the disc there is the denomination of the coin ‘10 РУБЛЕЙ’ (10 RUBLES), inside the figure ‘0’ there are hidden images of the number ‘10’ and the inscription ‘РУБ’ (RUB) visible by turns when the angle of vision changes, below is a mint trade mark; on the ring above there is an inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), below is the year ‘2022’, on the left and on the right there are stylised images of plant branches going over to the disc.

Reverse

a relief image of the national emblem of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic; there are inscriptions separated by dots on the outer ring along the rim: ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) at the top and ‘КАРАЧАЕВО-ЧЕРКЕССКАЯ РЕСПУБЛИКА’ (KARACHAY-CHERKESS REPUBLIC) at the bottom.

Authors

Designer: A.D. Schablykin.
Sculptor: computer simulation.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
Edge: 300 corrugations and the inscription "ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (TEN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks.

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The Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Region was established on 12 January 1922. By the law of the RSFSR, dated 3 July 1991, the region was transformed into the Karachay-Cherkess Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the RSFSR. In December 1992, it was renamed into the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.

The republic is located in the foothills of the North-Western Caucasus. Its administrative centre is the city of Cherkessk.

Most of the territory of the republic is occupied by mountains (about 80%). Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus, is situated on the border with Kabardino-Balkaria.

The republic is rich in water resources. There are about 130 high mountain lakes of glacial origin and many mountain waterfalls. Waters of 172 small and large rivers flow through the republic’s territory. The republic has built and operates the system of the Big Stavropol Canal, which is a source of water supply for the Stavropol Territory.

There are large reserves of medicinal mineral waters, such as Narzan, and thermal springs.

Sources: https://www.kchr.ru