100 Roubles (V.V. Kandinsky) 1994 front 100 Roubles (V.V. Kandinsky) 1994 back
100 Roubles (V.V. Kandinsky) 1994 photo
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100 Roubles V.V. Kandinsky

1994 year
Gold (.900) 17.45 g 30 mm
Description
Issuer
Russia
Period
Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1994
Value
100 Roubles (100&nbspRUR)
Currency
Rouble (1991-1997)
Composition
Gold (.900)
Weight
17.45 g
Diameter
30 mm
Thickness
1.70 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
1 January 1998
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#68137
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

To the right - a profile portrait of Vasily Kandinsky, below - a palette and brushes, to the left in the background - a fragment of Kandinsky's painting "The Blue Horse" (an abstract image of a horseman and tree branches in the wind). The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — "РОССИЯ И МИРОВАЯ КУЛЬТУРА" (RUSSIA AND WORLD CULTURE), at the bottom - "В.КАНДИНСКИЙ" (V. KANDINSKY).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
РОССИЯ И МИРОВАЯ КУЛЬТУРА
В.КАНДИНСКИЙ

Translation:
RUSSIA AND WORLD CULTURE
V. KANDINSKY

Engraver: Nikolay Alexandrovich Nosov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

240 corrugations

Comment

Date of issue: 17 NOV 1994

Vasily Vasilyevich Kandinsky (December 16 (4), 1866-December 13, 1944) - a Russian painter and graphic artist and one of the founders and theorists of abstract art, participated in organising the union of expressionist painters Blue Horseman (1911-1914) in Munich and the Art Institute in Moscow (1920-1924).

Interesting fact

The 100 Roubles (V.V. Kandinsky) 1994 gold coin from Russia features a unique design, showcasing a stylized image of a violin and a musical score on the reverse side, which was created by the famous Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1994 ММД 6000 - - - - - -

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