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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
10 kopecks from Siberia as part of Russia of Tsarina Catherine II, 1766
1766
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned decorated coat of arms held by two foxes as supporters, containing a four-line inscription in Cyrillic letters, below which is the date. Reverse: between two tied branches, the crowned monogram of Ekaterina II. Edge lettering. Minted in Kolyvan, Siberia. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, hold…
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Russia Post, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Coat of Arms - Watermarked issue, Russian Empire, 1858
1858
The Coat of Arms - Watermarked issue comprises 3 postage stamps released by the Russian Empire on 10 January 1858. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 2, 3, 4), printed in 3 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 10K brown/blue; 20K blue/orange; 30K rose/green.…
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Russian Post, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Coat of Arms issue, Russian Empire, 1875
1875
The Coat of Arms issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by the Russian Empire on 18 June 1875. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 23, 23A), printed in 2 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2K black/red; 2K black/red. Catalogue notes on individual values…
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oldlouis.com, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Coat of Arms issue, Russian Empire, 1906
1906
The Coat of Arms issue comprises 3 postage stamps released by the Russian Empire on 1 June 1906. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 60, 60A*, 61), printed in 3 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5R multicoloured; 5R multicoloured; 10R multicoloured. Catal…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Georgia, Tsar Alexander I, 4 puli or 2 kopecks, 1810
1810
Copper coin. Obverse: inscription in Georgian script. Above it a crown and below it two crossed branches. Reverse: value indication in three lines in Georgian script, below which the year in Georgian. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3685; its record gives material recorded as co…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Georgia, Tsar Nicholas I, double abazi or 40 kopecks, 1831
1831
Silver coin. Obverse: designation in Georgian script. Above it a crown and below it two crossed branches. Reverse: in three lines the value indication in Georgian script, below which the year in Georgian. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3686; its record gives material recorded a…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Imperial silver rouble
18th to 20th century
The Imperial silver rouble was the principal silver coin denomination of the Russian Empire. Although silver rouble coins had initially entered circulation in 1654, it was under the reign of Peter the Great that Russia completely shifted to domestically minted silver rouble coins. Through Peter's major monetary refo…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kopeck from Russia of Tsar Nicholas II, 1898
1898
Copper coin. Obverse: double-headed crowned eagle with spread wings and with small coats of arms on its wings and on its breast a large coat of arms encircled by an order of knighthood, and in its talons a sceptre and a crowned orb. Above the eagle a crown with ribbon. Value indication in legend below. Reverse: betw…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Poland, Tsar Nicholas I, 1½ Rouble or 10 Złotych, 1836
1836
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the monarch facing right. Value designations and date as legend. Reverse: in the centre within a circle the head of the empress facing right, surrounded by the heads of her four sons and three daughters. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3675; its re…
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Post of Russia
stamps
Romanov tercentenary issues
1913
The Romanov tercentenary issues are a Russian commemorative stamp series released in 1913 to mark three hundred years of Romanov dynastic rule. Issued as part of nationwide jubilee events across the Russian Empire, the set formed the first major commemorative postal release in Russia and the final one produced befor…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Russia, Tsar Alexander II, 3 kopecks, 1868 SPB
1868
Copper coin. Obverse: double-headed crowned eagle with spread wings and with small coats of arms on its wings and on its breast a large coat of arms encircled by an order of knighthood, and in its talons a sceptre and a crowned orb. Above the eagle a crown with ribbon. Value indication in legend below. Reverse: betw…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Russia, Tsar Alexander II, 5 kopecks, 1876 SPB
1876
Copper coin. Obverse: double-headed crowned eagle with spread wings and with small coats of arms on its wings and on its breast a large coat of arms encircled by an order of knighthood, and in its talons a sceptre and a crowned orb. Above the eagle a crown with ribbon. Value indication in legend below. Reverse: betw…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Russia, Tsar Nicholas II, 2 kopecks, 1899 SPB
1899
Silver coin. Obverse: double-headed crowned eagle with spread wings and with small coats of arms on its wings and on its breast a large coat of arms encircled by an order of knighthood, and in its talons a sceptre and a crowned orb. Above the eagle a crown with ribbon. Value indication in legend below. Reverse: betw…
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The imperial government of the Russian Empire
banknotes
State credit note
19th to 20th century
State credit notes represent official government paper currency issues originating in the Russian Empire and later produced by the Ukrainian People's Republic. In Russia, the Ministry of Finance established the State Credit Note Bureau in 1843 to produce paper money distributed through the State Commercial Bank, a m…
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