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100 Roubles The Nutcracker
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Engraver(s) | Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dancing Prince from Tchaikovsky's celebrated ballet, rendered in a dynamic, detailed composition capturing the character mid-movement. The figure is portrayed in period costume with balletic posture. A curved inscription along the upper rim reads «ЩЕЛКУНЧИК» (THE NUTCRACKER), identifying the ballet series to which this coin belongs. The design is executed in high relief with a frosted finish against a mirror-polished field, characteristic of Proof quality coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ЩЕЛКУНЧИК (Translation: THE NUTCRACKER) |
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Issued to mark the 1996 centennial celebrations of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker — first performed at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on December 18, 1892 — this coin belongs to a broader Russian commemorative program that systematically documented national cultural heritage through precious-metal issues in the post-Soviet decade. The ballet's premiere was, by most contemporary accounts, poorly received; critics dismissed it, and Tchaikovsky himself expressed dissatisfaction with the production before his death the following year.