The 400th Anniversary of the Voluntary Entering of Kalmyk People into the Russian State

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 "2009 г." (2009), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

in the frame of patterned matted field, in the foreground - the image of a horseman, behind him to the left - the railway-bed and a jurt, to the right - a flock of sheep, pagoda, in the background to the left - an electricity line, a petroleum rotary balanced jack, to the right - traditional and modern buildings, over them - a flying bird, on bottom - the semicircular inscription: "КАЛМЫКИЯ" (KALMYKIYA).

Authors

The artist: S.V. Sutyagin.
The sculptor: E.A. Tolzyn.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 360 corrugations.

The Republic of Kalmykiya is located in the western part of the Near-Caspian Lowland. In south-east it is surrounded be the Caspian Sea. Extraction of natural gas and petroleum as well as fine-fleeced sheep-breeding and meat cattle-breeding are developed in Kalmykiya.