The 450th Anniversary of Voluntary Entering of Bashkiria into Russia

Obverse

in the centre – the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it – the semicircular inscription «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim – on top: «СТО РУБЛЕЙ» (ONE HUNDRED RUBLES), below: to the left – indications of the precious metal and its fineness, in the centre – the year of issue «2007 г.» (2007), to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the cartouche to the left – a man and two women in national dresses, under them – two apiarists nearby beehives and a woman making koumiss, lower a horse with a foal; in the centre – two derricks, to the right – petroleum rotary balanced jacks, under them – combine harvesters and cereal ears, below – an oil refining enterprise, in the background – mountains, above – a stylised Kurai flower; on top, on the matted ornamental cartouche – the inscription along the rim: «БАШКОРТОСТАН» (BASHKORTOSTAN).

Authors

The artists: V.M. Erokhin, A.V. Malokostova.
The sculptor: A.V. Chernousov.
Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 360 corrugations.

The Republic of Bashkortostan, situated in the southern part of Ural Mountains and plains before and behind Ural, has well developed oil extracting, oil refining and petrochemical industries, as well as also horse breeding and bee-keeping.