100 Rubles Banknote – Russia – 1993 – Post-Soviet & Ornamental

A 100 rubles banknote from 1993, printed just after the USSR said “bye” without tipping. Decorated with an official building — likely a place where decisions went to die. With floral motifs, the Russian flag, and a legal threat against counterfeiters (minimum two years in prison, even for amateurs), this note embodies the bureaucratic elegance of a Russia in identity crisis. It’s worth nothing now, but it’s seen more political transitions than your voter card. Frame it, collect it, or keep it in your wallet as a reminder that money is sometimes just printed theatre.