100 Roubles, Banknotes of 1997
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: | 1998 |
| 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
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