100 Roubles The Hunter

Part of Russia's long-running wildlife series, this piece was issued under the broader "Red Book of Russia" program, which the Bank of Russia launched in 1993 to draw attention to endangered species through collector coinage. The series ran for over two decades and encompassed dozens of animals native to Russian territory, with individual issues tied loosely to conservation advocacy rather than any single legislative event.

Mintages for these gold wildlife issues were typically kept in the low hundreds — well under 1,000 pieces — making secondary-market appearances infrequent.