Description:
Obverse
In the center — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two headed eagle designed by I.Bilibin, 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» (HUNDRED RUBLES), at the bottom — «1999», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
The picture of members of an expedition on the shore of a lake,to the right — the dates in two lines «1876» «1877», at the bottom to the left — swimming fishes, to the right — a wild camel. At the top — birds and the inscription along the rim: «ЛОБНОРСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ» (THE LOP NOR EXPEDITION).
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