Sable

Obverse

the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — "100 РУБЛЕЙ 1996 г." (100 RUBLES 1996), at the bottom — "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.

Reverse

two sables sitting on boughs, in the background - an old Russian town, fir trees, fern leaves and a crescent. The inscriptions along the rim - "СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР" (PROTECT OUR WORLD).

Authors

The artist: A.V.Baklanov.
The sculptor: I.S. Komshilov.
Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 360 corrugations.

The sable is a quick and clever animal with luxurious fur. It is found in the coniferous forests stretching from the northern Urals to the Pacific. Russians have hunted the sable, highly valued for its fur, since time immemorial. The sable is represented in the coat of arms of the old Russian cities of Irkutsk, Yakutsk and Verkhoturye.