100 Roubles The Bolshoi Theater

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IssuerRussia
Year2001
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value100 Roubles
CurrencyRouble (1998-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight1111.12 g
Dimensions100 mm
Thickness15 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Reverse: Andrey Sergevich Kunats
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#689, CBR#5117-0020, Schön#684
Obverse descriptionIn the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower — the semicircular inscription — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «СТО РУБЛЕЙ» (ONE HUNDRED ROUBLES), at the bottom — the year of issue «2001», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Obverse scriptCyrillic, Latin
Obverse letteringСТО РУБЛЕЙ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 900 • 2001 г. • 1 КГ СПМД •
(Translation: One Hundred Roubles Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse descriptionA scene from the third act of the S.S. Prokofiev’s opera «The Gambler», over it — the building of the Bolshoi Theater and the date «225», the inscriptions along the rim: at the top —«БОЛЬШОЙ ТЕАТР» (BOLSHOI THEATER), at the bottom — «ИГРОК» (THE GAMBLER).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringБОЛЬШОЙ ТЕАТР 225 ИГРОК
(Translation: Bolshoi Theater The Gambler)
Edge360 corrugations
Mint(СПМД)
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage2001 СПМД - Proof - 500
Catalog ID6400594100
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