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100 Roubles The History of Russian Currency
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Diameter | 100 mm |
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| Obverse description | At the centre of the mirror-polished field stands the official emblem of the Bank of Russia — the double-headed eagle displayed with wings raised, rendered in high frosted relief against the dark background. The denomination СТО РУБЛЕЙ (One Hundred Roubles) arcs along the upper periphery in bold Cyrillic lettering, while the issuer legend БАНК РОССИИ (Bank of Russia) curves beneath the eagle. A fine inner beaded border frames the central design. Along the lower arc, the date 2009Г. is prominently struck, flanked by the silver fineness mark АG 925 to the left and the weight designation 1КГ to the right. The Moscow Mint monogram (ММД) appears in the lower right field. |
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| Mintage | 2009 ММД - Prooflike - 250 |
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This piece belongs to a recurring Bank of Russia program that commissioned oversized commemorative issues throughout the 2000s, several of which were struck at the Moscow and Saint Petersburg mints in limited runs intended almost exclusively for collectors and diplomatic gifts. At over a kilogram of sterling silver and 100mm across, these were never remotely intended for circulation — the production cost per coin dwarfed face value by orders of magnitude.
The "History of Russian Currency" series drew on archival material from Goznak, the state printing and minting enterprise that traces its institutional roots to 1818.