15 Kopeks 1861, SPB-HI Proof

Name: Монеты 15 Kopeks 1861, SPB-HI Proof
Price: 3960100 RUB
Availability: InStock

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Country: Tsarist Russia
Weight: 3.00 g
Mintage: 1 pc.
Issue Quality: Proof
Metal: Silver
Fineness: 750
Designation: Ag
Precious Metal Weight: 2.29 g
Denomination: 15 kopeks
Ruler: Alexander II
Monetary Unit: Kopek
Mintmaster Initials: SPB-HI
Un: Un
Bitkin: (none)
Ilyin: none
Petrov: none
Diameter: 19.8 mm
G: 198 ₽
Proof: 3600000 ₽

Reverse
The central part features the denomination '15', flanked on the left and right by six-pointed stars. Above the coin's value is the Imperial crown. Below the denomination is the name of the monetary unit 'КОПѢЕКЪ'. Further down is the year of mintage '1861', visually separated from the upper part of the coin by two ornamental lines with five dots between them. Below the year is the abbreviation 'С.П.Б.' (Saint Petersburg Mint). Along the edge, a laurel branch is on the left and an oak branch on the right. The branches are intertwined at the bottom by a ribbon forming a bow. The coin's rim is decorated with raised denticles.
Obverse
The center of the obverse is occupied by the lesser coat of arms of the Russian Empire – a double-headed eagle. Both eagle heads bear crowns, and a third, larger crown is placed between them. All three crowns are connected by a ribbon. On the eagle's breast is the coat of arms of Moscow – a shield depicting Saint George the Victorious on horseback, slaying a serpent with a long spear (the serpent's head is on the left). Surrounding the shield is the chain of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called. The coats of arms on the wings (four on each wing): Kazan, Polish, Taurida, Astrakhan, Siberian, Georgian, Kiev and Novgorod, Vladimir. In the right talon is a scepter, and below it the letter 'H'. In the left talon is an orb, and below it the letter 'I'. Together the letters form the initials of mintmaster Nikolai Iossa. The rim is decorated with denticles pointing towards the center.