10 Roubles, Banknotes of 1997

Image of the face

Image of the back

Issuing authority: Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)
Year on the banknote: 1997
In circulation since: 1998
Substrate:

Has a light yellow shade, two localized watermarks, thread with text; has red, light green, and violet fibers

Dimensions: 150mm × 65mm

Intaglio: Face: main motif; horizontal ornamental stripe; Bank of Russia emblem (graphicless area on the left); 10" (upper left); feature for the visually impaired (lower graphicless area on the left); all inscriptions; Back: main motif; "ДЕСЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ"; "10" (graphicless areas on the left and right); horizontal lines of microprinting below the main image Offset: Face: background pattern; vertical ornamental stripe with the Orloff effect; silver "10" (graphicless area in the bottom left); gray rosette with "10" (graphicless area on the right bottom); Back: background pattern with a split duct effect; vertical ornamental stripe; micropattern in the graphicless areas; year of issue "1997" (bottom right). Letterpress: Face: serial numbers with two letters (red on the left; dark green on the right

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1 Watermark

Halftone image of a chapel in a shaded rectangle

View under UV light

Face
Back

Face: silver inks (bottom left) used to print the face value has yellow and green luminescence


View under IR light

Face

Face: intaglio images were printed with metameric inks, one of which absorbs IR light and the other does not. Under IR light, only a part of these images is visible


Magnetic protection

Dark green ink used to print the serial number on the right has magnetic properties