10 rubles — Russian Federation (1992) — Siberian Tiger

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.V. Baklanov

Reverse

Designer/engraver: I.S. Komshilov

Special facts

The Amur tiger is the largest and most northerly subspecies of tiger; it lives in the Ussuri taiga of Primorye and the Amur region. In the mid-20th century fewer than fifty tigers were left, and thanks to protection there are now about 750 in Russia. The 10-rouble coin "Amur Tiger" was issued in 1992 in the "Red Book" series.

About the period

The coins and banknotes of the Bank of Russia of 1992–1996 were the first money of the Russian Federation. They were issued in years of high inflation: denominations grew fast, and the metal of the coins got cheaper. More about the period “Bank of Russia”, 1992 — 1996

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1992

Other items of the period

• 1992
• 1 ruble (1992) — State Sovereignty of Russia Y# 303
• 1 ruble (1992) — Yakub Kolas Y# 305
• 1 ruble (1992) — Pavel Nakhimov Y# 306
• 1 ruble (1992) — Yanka Kupala Y# 320
• 1 ruble (1992) — Nikolai Lobachevsky Y# 321
• 3 rubles (1992) — International Space Year Y# 297
• 3 rubles (1992) — Battle of Chudskoye Lake Y# 298
• 3 rubles (1992) — North Convoy Y# 304
• 3 rubles (1992) — Victory of the Russian Democratic Forces Y# 317
• 5 rubles (1992) — The Mausoleum-Mosque of Akhmed Yasavi Y# 322
• 10 rubles (1992) — Red-Breasted Goose Y# 307
• 10 rubles (1992) — Siberian Tiger Y# 308
• 10 rubles (1992) — Central Asian Cobra Y# 309
• 1993
• 1 ruble (1993) — Vladimir Vernadsky Y# 319
• 1 ruble (1993) — Gavrila Derzhavin Y# 325
• 1 ruble (1993) — Kliment Timiryazev Y# 326
• 1 ruble (1993) — Vladimir Mayakovsky Y# 327
• 1 ruble (1993) — Alexander Borodin Y# 347
• 1 ruble (1993) — Ivan Turgenev Y# 348
• 3 rubles (1993) — Battle of Stalingrad Y# 318
• 3 rubles (1993) — Victory on the Kursk Bulge Y# 328
• 3 rubles (1993) — Liberation of Kiev Y# 340
• 5 rubles (1993) — Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra Y# 324
• 5 rubles (1993) — Merv Y# 339
• 50 rubles (1993) — Himalayan Bear Y# 330

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