Reindeer

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 "2004 г." (2004), to the right - the fine metal content and the ordinal number sign of the coin №___.

Reverse

the image of a running reindeer's buck and bitch with a cub against the background of the polar lights. The inscription at the top along the rim – "СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР" (PROTECT OUR WORLD), at the bottom – stylized pictures of a northern pattern.

Authors

The artist: A.S. Kunats, A.V. Baklanov.
The sculptor: S.V. Smirnov.
Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 360 corrugations.

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) inhabiting the tundra and taiga of the Polar Region,Southern Siberia, Far East, the islands of thePolar area practices season migrations in herds.The Reindeer is entered into the Red Data Bookof the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources