850 th Anniversary of Moscow

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 the metal sign,the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.

Reverse

the picture of the monument to Yuri Dolgoruki in Moscow against a background of the municipal architecture. The inscription at the top along the rim: «850-ЛЕТИЕ ОСНОВАНИЯ МОСКВЫ» (850TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOSCOW).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: A.V. Baklanov
Moscow Mint (ММД)
The edge: 240 corrugations

Yuri Dolgoruki, born in the 90th of the XIth century and died in 1157, was the founder of the city of Moscow, Duke of Suzdal and Great Duke of Kiev, the sixth son of Vladimir Monomakh. The statue was erected in 1954 by sculptors S.M. Orlov, A.P. Antropov, N.L. Stamm and by architect V.S. Andreyev.