Catalog
100 Roubles
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1997-2001 |
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| Size | 150 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 БИЛЕТ БАНКА РОССИИ СТО РУБЛЕЙ ПОДДЕЛКА БИЛЕТОВ БАНКА РОССИИ ПРЕСЛЕДУЕТСЯ ПО ЗАКОНУ (Translation: Banknote of the Bank of Russia, One Hundred Roubles, Forgery of banknotes of the Bank of Russia is prosecuted by law) |
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| Protection description | the Bolshoi Theatre portico and the denomination numeral 100, visible when held to light; embedded security thread with microprinting |
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The 1997 series was Russia's first fully post-Soviet redesign of high-denomination notes, introduced as part of the 1998 redenomination that stripped three zeros from the currency — meaning this 100-Rouble note was effectively the successor to the old 100,000-Rouble notes that had circulated during the hyperinflationary early 1990s. The redenomination itself was purely cosmetic, a confidence measure with no monetary policy attached.
Goznak's Moscow facility has printed Russian state currency continuously since the Soviet period; this series was among the first to incorporate a machine-readable security thread meeting post-Soviet CBR standards. Modified versions were issued in 2001 with additional security upgrades, making date identification relevant for authentication purposes.