In 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 `2002`, 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 script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
СТО РУБЛЕЙ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Au 900 • 2002 г. • 15,55 ММД • (Translation: One Hundred Roubles Bank of Russia MMD)
Reverse description
A Scythian golden comb from the Solokha burial (the IVth century B.C.), the inscription at the bottom along the rim: `НОВЫЙ ЭРМИТАЖ` (THE NEW HERMITAGE) divided by the date `150` in an oval, above the date - the building of the New Hermitage.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
НОВЫЙ ЭРМИТАЖ
150 (Translation: New Hermitage)
Edge
240 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)