Petrozavodsk

Obverse

in the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower - the semicircular inscription - "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "СТО РУБЛЕЙ" (ONE HUNDRED RUBLES), at the bottom - the year of issue "2003", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

at the top, in the frame of a stylized window-arch - the view of factory buildings on the shore of a lake, at the bottom, in the centre - banners, artillery guns with round-shots, to the left and to the right - firs. The inscription along the rim - "ПЕТРОЗАВОДСК" (PETROZAVODSK).

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The sculptor: E.A. Tolzin.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 240 corrugations.

The city of Petrozavodsk was founded in 1703 under the name "The Peter's Sattlement" owing to the construction of a cannon foundry.