The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «100 РУБЛЕЙ 1997 г.» (100 ROUBLES 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
100 РУБЛЕЙ 1997г.
Ag 900 1 кг ММД
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: Roubles MMD Bank of Russia)
Reverse description
The picture of the monument to Kuzma Minin and Dmitri Pozharski on Red Square against a background of Intercession Cathedral (the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed), Moscow Kremlin towers, and other Moscow buildings. The inscription at the top along the rim: «850-ЛЕТИЕ ОСНОВАНИЯ МОСКВЫ» (850 TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOSCOW).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
850-ЛЕТИЕ ОСНОВАНИЯ МОСКВЫ (Translation: ANNIVERSARY OF MOSCOW)
Edge
360 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)
