Smolensk Region: new coin
On 5 August 2025, the Bank of Russia issues a
The coin has a round shape and is 27.0 mm in diameter. The coin is combined, comprising a disc and an outer ring.
The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.
The edge of the coin is corrugated and has the inscriptions ‘ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ’ (TEN RUBLES) recurring twice and divided by asterisks.
The obverse of the coin features the inscriptions on the ring around the circumference ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA) at the top and ‘2025’ at the bottom. There are images of laurel and oak twigs on the left and right of the outer ring, respectively, with their elements extending onto the disc. The figure ‘10’ and the inscription ‘РУБЛЕЙ’ (RUBLES) below, denoting the face value of the coin, are in the centre of the disc. The figure ‘0’ features a security element inside in the form of the figure ‘10’ and the inscription ‘РУБ’ (RUB) visible at various viewing angles to the coin surface. The Moscow Mint trademark is at the bottom of the disc.
The reverse of the coin features a relief image of the coat of arms of the Smolensk Region and the inscriptions divided by points around the circumference ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) at the top and ‘СМОЛЕНСКАЯ ОБЛАСТЬ’ (SMOLENSK REGION) at the bottom.
The mintage of the coin is 1.0 million pcs.
The new coin is legal tender of the Russian Federation and is mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at its face value.
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