Ten kopeks

Contemporary age

Metal: Silver.

Issuing entity: Russia. Alexander II.

Mint: St Petersburg.

Date: Year 1861.

Obverse:

Crowned double-headed imperial eagle holding imperial sceptre in right talon and orb in left. Inside the chest escutcheon, image of Saint George the Victorious Martyr.

Reverse:

Value, year of issue and mintmark in Cyrillic surrounded by wreath, wreath on the value. Legend: 10 KOPEKS 1861 CPB.

Weight: 2.06 gr. - Diameter: 18 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: Krause, C. L. and Mishler, C., 1980: Standard Catalog of World Coins, Wisconsin, p. 1490, no. 20.

Published in: Bayo Fuentes, S., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2010: "Catálogo. Collections", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 181.

Monetary Inventory Number: 7621.

Assignment. Julio Furgús Collection.