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100 Roubles 2018 World Cup
| Issuer | Russia › Russian Federation (1991-date) |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of Zabivaka, the official 2018 FIFA World Cup wolf mascot in full colour, kicking a football above a stadium underprint. St. Basil's Cathedral and a footballer silhouette appear in the blue-toned background. The FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 logo is at upper right, with serial number and denomination "100th" at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018 21th World Cup 2018 Russia FIFA RUSSIA - RUSSIA - RUSSIA - The 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 FIFA888887891 100TH 14 June - 15 July |
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Russia's 2018 FIFA World Cup commemorative 100 Roubles was its first polymer banknote, marking a significant materials shift for the Bank of Russia. The note was produced by Goznak, the state printing authority, which had to acquire new equipment and expertise specifically for polymer substrate production — a process that had previously been the near-exclusive domain of Note Printing Australia and De La Rue.
Issued as a genuine legal tender commemorative rather than a collector-only item, it entered circulation ahead of the tournament opening in June 2018. Polymer notes are rarely the first choice for a country's debut in the medium, but the World Cup brief gave Goznak a politically convenient reason to modernize.