Russia 100 Roubles, 1996

100 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 1996. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 100 mm and weighs 1111.12 g.

Obverse

In the centre of a disc - the emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin), from the left to the right - the inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content, the mint trademark and the date "1966", above - the Bolshoi Theatre building in Moscow, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "БОЛЬШОЙ ТЕАТР" (BOLSHOI THEATRE), at the bottom in two lines - "100 РУБЛЕЙ." (100 ROUBLES). (BOLSHOI THEATRE
Bank of Russia
LMD
Roubles)

Reverse

Masha sitting under the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker doll in her arms, in the background - a scene from the ball in the epilogue, the inscription along the rim - "ЩЕЛКУНЧИК" (THE NUTCRACKER). (THE NUTCRACKER)

Edge

360 corrugations