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Nicholas I, 3 roubles

Russian
1829
Mint: St. Petersburg, Russia

Medium/Technique Metal; platinum
Dimensions Diameter and weight: 23.5 mm (15/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Susan B. Dexter
Accession Number20.10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

Catalogue Raisonné Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, Fourth Edition, p. 1062, C#177.
DescriptionCircular coin, 3 roubles, of Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia (r. 1825-55). Medal turn and reeded edge. Beaded rim on both faces.

Obverse: Double-headed eagle emblem.

Reverse: Inscribed at edge in beaded rim band and at center "1829" and in Cyrillic.
Marks Reverse: St. Petersburg mint mark in exergue.
InscriptionsReverse: Inscribed at edge in beaded band in Cyrillic and at center "1829" and Cyrillic.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Susan B. Dexter, through John R. Post