The History of Russian Currency

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

On the mirror surface of disc in the centre - the screw coining press set in motion by four workers, around it - in the background of 11 wavy lines going circularly - images of 11 coins 5 of which are gold plated. On the mated surface - inscription along the rim: "ИСТОРИЯ ДЕНЕЖНОГО ОБРАЩЕНИЯ РОССИИ" (THE HISTORY OF RUSSIAN CURRENCY).

Authors

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

In the picture of the reverse - images of rare Russian coins: the"Family coin" with denomination of 1,5 Roubles-10 Zloty (1836), the Rouble of Peter the Great (1723), the 25-Kopecks nickel pattern coin (1911), the tchervonez of Peter the Great, the pattern Rouble coin of Alexander I, the pattern gold coin in 15 Ruses (1895), the restricke of 5 Kopecks coin in the 10-Kopecks (1809), the square copper coin of the Ekatherinburg Mint (1726), the "Konstatnin Rouble" (1825), the gold Rouble of Catherine II (1762), the pattern of silver Efimok of 1798.