5 Rubles 1856, SPB-AG

Name: Монеты 5 Rubles 1856, SPB-AG
Price: 228500 RUB
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Reverse
The denomination on two lines (five-petal rosettes to the left and right) and the monetary unit: ✿ 5 ✿ RUBLES Below is a decorative divider in the form of two opposing ornamental lines with a small raised eight-pointed star between them. Below the divider is the year of minting '1856'. 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: PURE GOLD 1 ZOLOTNIK 39 PARTS 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 coronets, 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 'G'. The initials of mintmaster Alexander Gertov. The rim is decorated with denticles.