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100 rubles 1978 USSR/Russia gold UNC coin – stadium Krylatskoje

100 rubles UNC coin
Gold 900/1000
diameter 30,0 (-0,25)mm
weight 17,45 (±0,17) g.
Date of issue: 1978

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Description

Obverse Design: The USSR’s emblem, the Red Star surrounding the globe, 15 turns of ribbon representing the 15 republics of the Union, the legend, in Cyrillic script, meaning: “U.S.S.R. 100 Roubles”.
Reverse: Rowing Canal in Krylatskoye, the Olympic emblem and the legend, meaning: “The XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980” and the year 1978.

The Krylatskoye Rowing Canal is a canoe sprint and rowing venue located in the Krylatskoye Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia.

Constructed in 1973, the venue hosted the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1980 Summer Olympics.