in the center of the disk - the emblem of the Bank of Russia (a two-headed eagle with wings down, under it an inscription in a semicircle "BANK OF RUSSIA"), framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions in a circle: at the top - "СТО РУБЛЕЙ", at the bottom - "2001" the designation of metal, the alloy test, to the right - the precious metal content and the mint trade mark.
scene from A.I. Khachaturian "Spartacus", above-the Bolshoi Theater and the date "225", along the circumference of the inscription: at the top - "BIG THEATER", at the bottom - "SPARTAK".