100 rubles — RSFSR (1921) — Yellow

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Special facts

A hundred rubles was small change in 1921: in the same year notes of 100,000 rubles appeared, a thousand times larger.

Issue history

The yellow variant of the 100-rouble note was printed at the Ural Goznak factory on paper with a watermark of the numeral "100" repeated across the sheet. In circulation from August 1921.

Appearance

The yellow variant of the 100-rouble note of 1921. Within an ornamental frame with rounded corners are the figure "100" at left, the 1920-pattern RSFSR arms at right and the inscriptions "РАСЧЕТНЫЙ ЗНАК СТО РУБЛЕЙ" and "ОБЕСПЕЧИВАЕТСЯ ВСЕМ ДОСТОЯНИЕМ РЕСПУБЛИКИ" in the centre. The back is almost blank — only a background pattern in the printing colour. Size: 86 × 49 mm.

About the period

The settlement notes of 1920–1921 were the last money of the RSFSR before the redenomination of 1922. In two years the denominations grew from 3 to 100,000 roubles. More about the period “Settlement notes”, 1920 — 1921

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1921

Other items of the period

• 3 rubles (1920) Pick# 84
• 5 rubles (1920) Pick# 85
• 50 rubles (1920) Pick# 107
• 100 rubles (1921) — Yellow Pick# 108
• 100 rubles (1921) — Orange Pick# 109
• 250 rubles (1921) Pick# 110
• 500 rubles (1921) Pick# 111
• 1000 rubles (1921) Pick# 112
• 5000 rubles (1921) Pick# 113
• 10000 rubles (1921) Pick# 114
• 25000 rubles (1921) Pick# 115
• 50000 rubles (1921) Pick# 116
• 100000 rubles (1921) Pick# 117