100 Rubles 2018 FIFA World Cup Russian Commemorative Banknote w/ protector case

Description

100 Rubles 2018 FIFA World Cup Russian Commemorative Banknote with protector case
Russia’s First Polymer Banknote
Issue by the Central Bank of Russia (limited edition)
Banknotes with AB serial number
It comes with a Collector Safe Acrylic Currency Snap Lock Holder for Modern Bills [Collector Safe]
Photo on listing is for display only, serial numbers are different.
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History and details on the banknote:
On Tuesday, May 22, the
Central Bank of Russia
unveiled a new 100-ruble commemorative FIFA banknote celebrating the
2018 World Cup
. The country’s first polymer note, which prominently features the late soccer great
Lev Yashin
on the front, is centered around the theme of one generation of athletes inspiring the dreams and aspirations of the next.
An Intriguing Design
The front of the vertically designed note portrays the iconic Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin (лев яшин) diving for a save. Known to fans around the world as the “Black Spider” (and his Russian fans as the “Black Panther”) due to his athleticism, agility and distinctive all-black playing kit, Yashin is one of the greatest goalkeepers in history. He won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics playing for the
Soviet Union
, but Yashin and his black uniform really made an impression in his first World Cup appearance in 1958, which was also the first World Cup to have internationally televised matches.
Above Yashin is the Russian eagle and the phrase БИЛЕТ БАНК РОССИИ (“Note of the Bank of Russia”). Immediately beneath that is a large numeral 100 in color-changing ink. To the left of the denomination is a small hologram showing a scene of a player kicking a soccer ball near the net. If the player is a striker from the opposing team (and not Yashin himself), and if it’s intended to be the same ball that Yashin is handling, then this makes the bill an interesting case of “sequential art”–otherwise known as comics–on a banknote
At the base of the design is a boy holding a soccer ball and looking up at Yashin. The youth is printed in darker inks than the lightly rendered Yashin, which emphasizes the dreamlike quality of the scene. The brilliant metallic emerald color of the ball is especially notable.
A “quick response” or QR Code is located to the right of the boy. The bank and the
National Mint Goznak
have begun to incorporate QR codes into banknotes recently as a security measure.
Below that, the denomination of the bill is rendered in both color-changing Arabic numerals and the Cyrillic СТО РУБЛЕЙ (“One Hundred Rubles”).
The back features a soccer-ball-
cum
-globe, with Russia taking pride of place. Behind and below it are swooshes that contain the names of the 11 host cities of this year’s World Cup:
Moscow
,
St. Petersburg
,
Sochi
,
Kazan
,
Saransk
,
Kaliningrad
,
Volgograd
,
Rostov-on-Don
,
Nizhny Novgorod
,
Yekaterinburg
, and
Samara
. Above the ball are three rows of cheering fans colored in the red, white and blue of the Russian flag. A hologram similar to that found on the front is also present.
The denomination 100 is seen in large Arabic numerals at the top and bottom of the bill, with БИЛЕТ БАНК РОССИИ and СТО РУБЛЕЙ also located at the top. The note’s serial number is printed twice, both horizontally and vertically.
Pleasant blue, green, yellow and melon orange tones dominate the color scheme of both sides of the note. The official emblem of the World Cup is visible on the back under ultraviolet light.