Coin 50 years of the first manned flight into space

Detailed description

Throughout its history, people have dreamed of the sky, the stars. Gradually, technological progress, moving forward all the human dream that turns into reality the most incredible of his desire, let conquer space and speed, the depth of the world ocean, sky high, towering mountains. And topped the list of achievements, of course, human space flight.

We are proud of the first astronaut in the history of the Earth. Our compatriot, whose name is known to everyone, Yuri Gagarin became the hero of the whole of humanity. A flight of a space module "Vostok-1" manned them - abroad, having people who have entered a new era - an era of recognition, exploration and conquest of the nearest celestial bodies (Moon, Mars, Venus) and deep sky.

This event shocked the world. 108 minutes of the first manned flight of the first human spacecraft in Earth orbit brought the understanding of how our fragile blue planet, how much strength and courage necessary for the person to overcome the Earth's gravity. All this became possible thanks to the unique capabilities, advanced technologies and selfless work of Soviet scientists, strength and courage of our testers.

Today the witnesses of momentous events are trying to perpetuate the memory of it in books, songs, movies, memorable signs, commemorative coins.

Obverse description

In the center - the denomination of the coin "10 РУБЛЕЙ". Inside of the figure "0" - hidden, visible by turns on changing angle of view of the image numbers "10" and the inscription "РУБ". In the circle along the rim - the inscription at the top: "БАНК РОССИИ", at the bottom - the date "2011" on the left - a stylized image of a laurel branch, the right - oak.

Reverse description

In the center of the coin disc on a background of the sky - the image of the start of the space rocket, on the left - the image of the planet, circular inscription: "50 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС", located on a wide band along the rim.