100 Roubles, Banknotes of 1997 of modification of 2001
Image of the face
Image of the back
| Issuing authority: | Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) |
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| Year on the banknote: | 1997 |
| In circulation since: | 2001 |
| Substrate: |
Has a light pink shade, two localized watermarks, thread with text; has red, light green, and violet fibers |
| Dimensions: | 150mm × 65mm |
Intaglio: Face: main motif; horizontal ornamental stripe; Bank of Russia emblem (graphicless area on the left); "100" (upper left); feature for the visually impaired (lower graphicless area on the left); all inscriptions; Back: main motif; cartouche printed "Москва";"СТО РУБЛЕЙ"; "100" (bottom right); rosettes bearing silver "100" (graphicless areas on the left and right); horizontal lines of microprinting along the top of the banknote and below the main image Offset: Face: Bolshoi theater facade; vertical ornamental stripe with the Orloff effect; "100" (graphicless area in the bottom); gray rosette with "100" (graphicless area on the right bottom); background patterns; Back: vertical ornamental stripe; background patterns with a split duct effect; micropattern in the graphicless areas; year of issue "1997" (bottom right). Letterpress: Face: serial numbers with two letters (red on the left; dark green on the right)
View under UV light
Paper: Over the banknote surface, red and light green fibers have red and green luminescence; individual areas of the thread have green luminescence under UV light. Graphic elements: Face: left and right parts of the gray rosette in the broad graphicless area have low intensity pink luminescence; Back: fragments of the background image below the Bolshoi theater and vertical ornament on the right printed with green inks have yellow and green luminescence
View under IR light
Face
Back
Face: intaglio images were printed with metameric inks, one of which absorbs IR light and the other does not. Under IR light, only a part of these images is visible
Magnetic protection
Dark green ink used to print the serial number on the right has magnetic properties
Banknotes of the series issued in 1997 have the same design (Cities of Russia series) and a single array of security features including a watermark, a windowed security thread, and a latent image (Kipp effect). The modification of 2004 has the Moire Variable Color (MVC) on the face of banknotes. Banknotes of higher denominations (500–5,000 rоubles)
have additional microperf and OVI. The 5,000-ruble banknote issued in 2006 has a new element in addition to these, which is authenticated with a polarizing filter. 500 Rubles of the modification of 2010 has MVC Chameleon, and 1,000 Rubles of the modification of 2010 has a thread VFI, SPARK® and MVC+. The 5,000-Rouble banknote issued in 2011 has SPARK®, MVC+, and security thread “Mobile”.