Centered is the Bank of Russia emblem (I. Bilibin's two-headed eagle), below it are the metal specifications and mint mark. Around the rim, within a dotted circle: at the top — "100 РУБЛЕЙ 1995 г.", at the bottom — "БАНК РОССИИ".
Center: the icebreaker *Krasin*. Right: people and a tent on an ice floe. Below: the date "1928". Rim inscriptions: top—"EXPLORATION OF RUSSIAN ARCTIC", bottom—"THE RESCUE OF NOBILE'S EXPEDITION".