200th Anniversary of Founding the Ministries in Russia

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

in the centre - the emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the inscription along the rim "МИНИСТЕРСТВО ИНОСТРАННЫХ ДЕЛ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ" (THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION).

Authors

The artists: A.V. Baklanov, E.V. Kramskaya.
The sculptor: E.V. Kramskaya.
St. Petersburg Мint (СПМД).
The edge: 300corrugations and the inscription "ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (ТЕN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks.

On September 8, 1802 Alexander I, the Emperor of the Russian Empire, issued the Manifesto according to which following ministries had been founded on the basis of the Administration of State Affairs: Military Land Forces, Naval Forces, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Internal Affairs, Finances, Commerce, Education. The Manifesto facilitated the formation of the Russian State and unified the system of the executive power bodies. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Finances of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation are successors of the Ministries founded according to the Manifesto of Alexander I.