New 100-ruble banknotes with the views of the Crimea

In honor of the return of Crimea to Russia, the Central Bank issued new 100-ruble banknotes. They also added a commemorative collection and a series of coins "Artek" and "Defense of Sevastopol." The event took place on December 23, 2015. The circulation of the issue was only 20 million banknotes. Obviously, the new bill will not be in circulation, but will remain in the album as a souvenir and a reminder of the event of the recent history of Russia. In this article, we will consider the characteristic of an unusual hundred-ruble note.

general information

In 2015, the Central Bank of Russia received information about the possibility of the appearance of a new banknote dedicated to the Crimea and Sevastopol. The design of the hundred-ruble note was not concealed. Initially it was known that it is planned to depict on the banknote - the sights of the republic and the city of military glory of Sevastopol.

New 100 rubles ("Crimea") are significantly different from ordinary bills. The drawing on them is not horizontal, but vertically. Outwardly, the banknote is much more beautiful than the usual Bank of Russia tickets. On registration, the issue is similar to the 2013 notes dedicated to the Winter Olympic Games. New 100-ruble banknotes "Sochi-2014" were made on high-quality paper with a predominance of blue color, the pattern on them was located vertically. "Crimean" banknotes became the second original issue of the Central Bank of Russia.

About design

The 150-ruble stamps are made in standard size - 150 mm in length and 65 mm in width. The color of the bills is olive green. The front side is dedicated to Sevastopol. The main image on it is the Monument to the Scuttled Ships - a fragment of the famous painting by IK Aivazovsky "The Russian Squadron on the Sevastopol Roadstead." In addition to this picture on the banknote you can see:

• City plan;
• Architectural and historical monuments in the form of a schematic drawing;
• Fragment of the Memorial 1941-1942, dedicated to the heroic defense of Sevastopol.

On the back of 100 rubles in Russia in 2015 are thematic images of "Crimea". The main picture is "Swallow's Nest". In the background - a view of the Ayu-Dag mountain and the Sail rock, a schematic image of the mosque of the Khan Palace, the radio telescope RT-70, the vine.

At the bottom of the note you can find the QR code, in which the link to the site of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation is encrypted. As a watermark on the banknote depicts a portrait of Catherine II in profile.

Historical reference on drawings

On the bill of 100 rubles "Crimea" you can see architectural monuments, inventions that are connected with the republic and the city of Sevastopol. Not everyone is strong in history to understand the meaning of the design of banknotes. Consider the characteristics of each object of the new hundred-ruble note :

1. Empress Catherine II, whose portrait is depicted in the form of a watermark, the Manifesto of April 8, 1783 secured the annexation of the Crimean peninsula to the Russian Empire. A little less than a year later she issued a decree on the founding of the fortress of Sevastopol.
2. The monument to the flooded ships was built in 1905 to the jubilee (50 years) of the defense of Sevastopol. This is the key event of the Crimean War. For 11 months, Russian soldiers and sailors heroically defended the city, blocking the entrance to enemy vessels.
3. Memorial of the defense of Sevastopol in the Great Patriotic War - during the fascist occupation of the peninsula Crimea was very interesting to Hitler. As early as November 5, 1941, the first military operations began on the outskirts of the city. Soviet troops bravely reflected the three offensive of the Germans, which lasted until July 1942, after which Sevastopol was still captured. The memorial looks in the form of three bayonets, resting against the soldier's palm, which means two repulsed attacks and a tragic occupation.
4. The castle "Swallow's Nest" was built in 1912 on the spur of the Monastery-Burun, designed by engineer L. V. Sherwood. It became a symbol of the Crimea and its main attraction.
5. The Khan mosque is the first building of the Khan's palace, built in 1532. One of the largest religious buildings.
6. Radio telescope RT-70 - was manufactured in 1978 near Evpatoria. The largest device in the world, whose mirror diameter is 70 m.
7. The cathedral of Prince Vladimir in Sevastopol is an architectural and historical monument executed in the Neo-Byzantine style. Before the construction of the temple in the territory was a crypt with burials of the admirals who died in the Crimean War (VI Istomin, VA Kornilov, PS Nakhimov).

New 100-ruble denominations convey the history of the peninsula and mark the main event of 2014 - the return of the Crimea to Russia.

Signs of authenticity

Any banknote issued in circulation by the Central Bank is reliably protected from forgery. Signs of distinction make it possible to verify the authenticity of the note. The easiest way to check is the clearance. Looking at the banknote under bright lighting, it is worth paying attention to the following distinctive features:

• In the upper part on the bright field there is a watermark - a portrait of Catherine II;
• The protective thread embedded in the paper of the hundred-ruble note looks like a dark strip on the lumen, on which light images of the symbol of the ruble currency are repeated.

In addition, the original 100 rubles in 2015 issue also have objects with elevated relief: the text "STO РУБЛЕЙ" and "TICKET OF THE BANK OF RUSSIA", the digital designation "100", the mark for people with poor eyesight, strokes.

Check for authenticity of the bill can and with a magnifying glass. About what can be seen in the original with an increase of 8-10 times, we will consider further in the article.

Microimages on a banknote

New 100-ruble denominations, like many ordinary Central Bank tickets, are protected by smaller images. It is difficult to counterfeit them, therefore it is important to check the presence of microelements in case of doubts about the authenticity of money. Using a magnifying glass that magnifies the image 8-10 times, you can see the following microscopes:

• Part of the background of the banknote is made of small graphic images;
• On the upper edge of the balcony of the castle "Swallow's Nest" is a repeated microtext "CRIMEA";
• Under the memorial of the defense of Sevastopol, the word "SEVASTOPOL" is repeated;
• On the border of the graphic images on the left and right of the note, the number "100" is repeated.

If you change the angle of view, you can also observe the characteristic signs of the authenticity of the banknote, among which: the change in the color of the figures of the denomination, the symbol of the ruble on the ornamental strip (visible at an acute angle), the effect of shifting the numbers of the repeated number "100" on the sides of the note.

"Crimean" coins

In addition to banknotes, the Central Bank issued several types of coins with a thematic design. Among them:

• 3 rubles "Artek" - dedicated to the children's camp, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2015. On the back, you can see the panorama, Mount Ayu-Dag and the color logo "Artek". The circulation was 1000 pcs.
• A series of five-ruble notes dedicated to the memory of the Second World War and the soldiers who fought on the territory of the Crimean peninsula. The circulation was 10 million pcs.

The chance to get change with "Crimean" money is small - the circulation of the issue of coins and banknotes is too small to enter into circulation. In addition, they are too unusual, beautiful and memorable to pay for their purchases. You can buy banknotes and coins in commercial banks and coin collectors. The cost of the purchase will cost at least 2 times more than the value of "Crimean" money.

New 100-ruble banknotes dedicated to the Crimea peninsula were issued in December 2015. Sales were done by second-tier banks. Banknotes are recognized as legal means of payment and are accepted at nominal value throughout the territory of the Russian Federation.