Crimea: a bill of 100 rubles. Photo of the new hundred-ruble note

December 23, 2015 in circulation was introduced a new paper banknote, which depicts the peninsula Crimea. The denomination dedicated to its accession has a limited circulation and is memorable. Its unusual design attracts the interest of collectors and collectors of rare banknotes. Specialists worked on creating a bill for over a year. Each side is filled with equivalent information, that is, any of them can be considered the main one.

A hundred ruble note "Crimea"

One side of the bill fragmentarily shows a picture of Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky's " Russian squadron on the Sevastopol roadstead," namely the depiction of a monument to sunken ships in the bay of Sevastopol. This side is dedicated to Sevastopol.

On the other side is a castle, called "Swallow's Nest", which is the symbol of the whole Crimea. This side of the banknote is dedicated to the very peninsula. In the lower part of the bill, under the illustra- tion depicting "Swallow's Nest", there is a QR code that contains a link to the official website of the Bank of Russia. On this electronic resource there is an information historical article, where you can learn something useful and new, interesting for every owner of a banknote with the image of the Crimea.

Main characteristics

The official date for entering a note into circulation is December 23, 2015. The total circulation of the issued banknotes is twenty million copies, which can not be called a large number, however small. The paper bank size parameters are 150 millimeters in length and 65 millimeters in width.

It is worth noting that, in addition to paper notes, there are metal coins dedicated to the Crimea.

Despite the rather small circulation of printed banknotes, the new 100-ruble note "Crimea" very quickly sold around the country and settled in the hands of collectors and bonists. Therefore, just a few months after putting it into circulation, the hundred-ruble note "Crimea" became so rare that now it is almost impossible to find it in simple use.

Description of the banknote

Tinted cotton paper of light yellow color is a material from which 100 rubles "Crimea" are made. The denomination has images from two sides: one is decorated with an illustration dedicated to the Crimea, on the other - to Sevastopol.

Inside the paper there is a rather large protective thread that appears outside only at the end of the figured form on the "Sevastopol" side of the banknote. Above the bill on a light background is a watermark, which has many combined color tones.

The exterior of the side dedicated to the Crimea

As already mentioned above, on the side intended for Crimea, flaunts the architectural symbol of the peninsula - the castle, called "Swallow's Nest". The second plan depicts a rock, called Sails, and a mountain called Ayu-Dag. Also, we see the outlines of the Great Khan Mosque, located in the Khan's palace in Bakhchisaray.

At the bottom of the banknote is an illustration of the radio telescope RT-70, and along the right and left edges of the bill, there is a contour drawing of the vine. The color that prevails in the design of the banknote is green with olive tinge.

The appearance of the side dedicated to Sevastopol

The main image located on the Sevastopol side of the banknote is a monument dedicated to sunken ships in the bay. The second plan is devoted to a fragmentary image of a piece of Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky's painting "The Russian Squadron on the Sevastopol Roadstead." Also on this side there is a schematic plan of the city and contour illustrations of the historical and architectural heritage of Sevastopol.

At the very bottom of the banknote is partially shown the famous Memorial of the heroic defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942.

New 100-ruble note "Crimea": a brief historical background

On the banknote there is an image of the Great Empress Catherine II, under which Russia established itself on the Black Sea and in 1783 contributed half of the Crimea to the Russian Empire. The denomination bears the image of this ruler of the Russian Empire also because in 1784 she ordered the founding of the Sevastopol fortress on the peninsula. The design of the watermark was borrowed from the portrait of Catherine II, depicted in a profile that was performed by the famous Danish artist Virgilius Eriksen. Today this picture is in the State Hermitage.

, изображенный на банкноте, находится в морской бухте Севастополя и посвящен затонувшим в ходе сражений Крымской войны кораблям, которые выходили в рейд в 1854-1855 годах. The monument to the scuttled ships , depicted on a bank note, is located in the sea bay of Sevastopol and is dedicated to ships that sank during the battles of the Crimean War, which went to the raid in 1854-1855. The monument was erected by sculptor Adamson, architect Feldman and military engineer Enberg in 1905 in honor of the half-century anniversary of the first defense of Sevastopol.

The castle "Swallow's Nest" is an architectural symbol of the whole Crimea. A denomination of 100 rubles demonstrates it in the foreground. The castle itself was erected on the spur of the Monastery-Burun at the beginning of the 20th century. The appearance of the castle was designed by the engineer and sculptor Sherwood.

The radio telescope RT-70 is one of the largest radio telescopes on the whole planet. Its diameter is about seventy meters. This miracle of science is located in the suburbs of Evpatoria since 1978. First of all, it is intended for passive observation of the radiation produced by space bodies. However, it is capable of performing a number of other tasks that allow carrying out important astronomical, space observations and experimental work.

The Great Khan Mosque is outlined in a commemorative banknote worth 100 rubles "Crimea". The denomination has this image, because the mosque is the first building of the Khan's Palace and one of the largest Muslim buildings on the peninsula. In the XVII century it bore the name of Sahib I of Geraem, who erected this building in 1532. To the mosque there are two pointed minarets, each having ten faces. They are decorated with crescents of bronze, and their height is almost 30 meters.

Conclusion

The accession of the Crimea peninsula to the Russian Federation has a very important historical, political and economic significance. Almost immediately after his return to our country, this event was marked by the issuance of memorable banknotes.

Kupyura "Crimea", a photo of which is presented below - is not the only and not the first attempt to perpetuate this significant event by issuing money dedicated to him.

In the autumn of 2014, two types of coins worth 10 rubles, on which the Crimea and Sevastopol were depicted, were minted. The circulation of both coins was ten million.

The printing of hundred-ruble notes with the same theme is the second case of issuing memorable money copies devoted to the Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Like coins, paper notes very quickly dispersed to the hands of collectors and collectors of rare banknotes.