Barque « Krusenstern»

Obverse

the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top - «100 РУБЛЕЙ 1997 г.» (100 RUBLES 1997), at the bottom - «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate metal sign, alloy standard, fine metal content, and the mint trademark.

Reverse

the picture of the barque «Krusenstern» from its bow, on top to the right - the portrait of I.F. Krusenstern with the inscription along the rim «И.Ф. КРУЗЕНШТЕРН» (I.F. KRUSENSTERN). The inscription at the bottom on the ribbon: «БАРК КРУЗЕНШТЕРН» (THE BARQUE «KRUSENSTERN»).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: A.A. Dolgopolova
St. Petersburg Mint (ЛМД)
The edge: 360 corrugations

The barque was built in Germany as a training sailing ship in 1926 and was first named «Padua». In 1946 the ship came into operation in the Soviet Fleet under the name «Krusenstern». In 1952 it was renamed «Floating Base № 14». In 1957-1964 it was twice modernized and in 1961 it received its former name «Krusenstern». In 1961-1963 «Krusenstern» participated in three long-distance sailings: to the Northern Atlantic and to the Bermudas, to Halifax, Canada, and to the Northern Tropic in the Atlantic. In 1996 «Krusenstern» accomplished a 10-month circumnavigation dedicated to the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Fleet.