Description:
Obverse
The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «100 РУБЛЕЙ 1997 г.» (100 RUBLES 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.
Reverse
The portrait of S.Y. Vitte, to the left – a scroll with the three-line inscription «ЭМИССИОННЫЙ ЗАКОН 1897 г.» (THE 1897 EMISSION LAW), below — a 100-rubles banknote of the State Bank of Russia issued in 1898 and two coins, at the bottom — Vitte’s facsimile signature.
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