Coins in the series
About the series
The Bank of Russia series for the 200th anniversary of the founding of ministries in Russia (issued on 6 September 2002) consists of 15 coins according to the catalogues of the Bank of Russia, Numista and Colnect: seven bimetallic 10-rouble coins for circulation (5514-0009…0015), seven silver 1-rouble proof coins (5109-0048…0054, 3,000 each) and one silver 25-rouble proof coin (5115-0030, 1,500). Each one- and ten-rouble coin is devoted to a single ministry; the 25-rouble coin shows the Manifesto of Alexander I «On the Establishment of Ministries» itself.
Seven ten-rouble bimetallic coins issued by the Bank of Russia on 6 September 2002 for the 200th anniversary of the establishment of ministries in Russia. The starting point is Alexander I's Manifesto 'On the Establishment of Ministries' of 8 (20) September 1802, which replaced Peter the Great's colleges with administration by departments headed by a single minister. Each coin is devoted to one of today's ministries that the Bank of Russia names as successors of the departments created by the Manifesto: the Armed Forces (Ministry of Defence), Foreign Affairs, Justice, Internal Affairs, Finance, Economic Development and Trade, and Education. The reverse of each coin shows the ministry's emblem with its name around the rim; the obverse carries the face value with a hidden '10 RUB' image, the year and the mint mark. The coins were struck at the Moscow Mint (Armed Forces, Internal Affairs, Education) and the Saint Petersburg Mint (Foreign Affairs, Justice, Finance, Economic Development and Trade) with a mintage of 5,000,000 each and were intended for circulation.
