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26 August 2022
Press release

On 26 August 2022, the Bank of Russia issues a commemorative 10-ruble coin of base metals ‘Mining Worker’ of The Man of Labour series (Catalogue No. 5714-0086).

The coin has a round shape and is 22.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.

The edge of the coin is intermittently corrugated and has alternating sections with different numbers of ridges thereon.

The obverse of the coin features the inscriptions around the circumference: ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA) at the top and ‘2022’ at the bottom. There are images of laurel and oak twigs on the left and right, respectively. The figure ‘10’ and the inscription ‘РУБЛЕЙ’ (RUBLES) below denoting the face value of the coin are in the centre. 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.

The reverse of the coin bears a relief image of a miner holding a drilling tool, a stylised image of an element of a mine hoist, and the inscription around the circumference ‘ЧЕЛОВЕК ТРУДА’ (THE MAN OF LABOUR).

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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26.08.2022 09.21.00