5 Rubles 1840, SPB-ACh, Plain Edge

Name: Монеты 5 Rubles 1840, SPB-ACh, Plain Edge
Price: 605100 RUB
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Reverse
The denomination on two lines (five-leaf ornaments to the left and right) and the monetary unit: ✿ 5 ✿ RUBLES Below is a decorative divider in the form of two oppositely directed ornamental lines with a dotted rosette between them. Below the divider is the year of mintage '1840'. Under the year is the abbreviation 'S.P.B.' (Saint Petersburg Mint). Between the edge and the center of the coin is a rim of closely spaced dots. Between the edge and the rim, a circular inscription reads: CHISTAGO ZOLOTA 1 ZOLOTNIK 39 DOLY (Pure Gold 1 Zolotnik 39 Dolya). The edge of the coin is decorated with a rim of sharp teeth pointing towards the center.
Obverse
In the central part is the State Emblem of the Russian Empire — a double-headed eagle, its heads crowned with two crowns, a third, larger crown above them. On the eagle's breast is the Moscow coat of arms, within the shield St. George the Victorious on horseback spearing a dragon. Around the shield is the chain of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called. On the wings are the titular coats of arms: on the right — Kazan, Astrakhan, and Siberian; on the left — Polish, Taurican, and Finnish. In its right talon the eagle holds a scepter, and in its left — an orb. Under the right talon is the letter 'A', under the left — the letter 'Ch'. The initials of mintmaster Alexei Chadov. The rim is decorated with denticles.