3 Kopeks 1856, EM
Coins-Tsarist Coins
₽155 400,00
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 15.36 g
- Mintage: 6,700,800 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 3 kopeks
- Ruler: Alexander II
- Monetary unit: Kopek
- Mint mark: EM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3554
- Bitkin: 318
- Conros: 189/13
- Diameter: 32 mm
- F: 87 ₽
- VF: 368 ₽
- XF: 3,516 ₽
- AU: 14,647 ₽
- UNC: 3,800 ₽
- Proof: 141,250 ₽
- Reverse
The denomination is indicated on three lines (with quatrefoils to the left and right), followed by the monetary unit and the year of issue: ✤ 3 ✤ KOPEYKI 1856. Below is a divider of two ornamental lines with a dot between them. Immediately beneath it is the abbreviation 'E.M.' (Ekaterinburg Mint). - Obverse
The center of the obverse features a double-headed eagle, the coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Both eagle heads bear crowns, with a larger third crown between them. On the eagle's breast is the coat of arms of Moscow — a shield depicting St. George the Victorious on horseback, slaying a serpent with a long spear (the serpent's head is to the right). The shield is surrounded by the chain of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called. The coats of arms on the wings: Left wing: Polish, Taurida, Finnish. Right wing: Kazan, Astrakhan, Siberian. In its right talon, the eagle holds a scepter, and in its left, an orb. The rim is decorated with denticles pointing inward.
