100 rubles 2003 Russia gold coin – Petrozavodsk
100 rubles proof coin
Gold 999/1000
quality proof;
diameter 30,0 (-0,25)mm
weight 15,72 (±0,15) g.
Mintage 1000 pcs
Date of issue: 31.01.2003
Description
The obverse
in the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, 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” (ONE HUNDRED RUBLES), at the bottom – the year of issue “2003”, the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right – the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
The reverse
at the top, in the frame of a stylized window-arch – the view of factory buildings on the shore of a lake, at the bottom, in the centre – banners, artillery guns with round-shots, to the left and to the right – firs. The inscription along the rim – “ПЕТРОЗАВОДСК” (PETROZAVODSK).
Authors
The artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The sculptor: E.A. Tolzin.
Moscow Mint (MМД).
The edge: 240 corrugations.
The city of Petrozavodsk was founded in 1703 under the name “The Peter’s Sattlement” owing to the construction of a cannon foundry.
