2 Kopecks 1858, EM
Coins-Tsarist Coins
₽74 800,00
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 10.24 g
- Mintage: 10028000 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 2 kopecks
- Ruler: Alexander II
- Monetary unit: Kopeck
- Mint mark: EM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3579
- Bitkin: 335
- Conros: 201/18
- Diameter: 28.2 mm
- F: 88 ₽
- VF: 243 ₽
- XF: 1966 ₽
- AU: 5700 ₽
- UNC: 67939 ₽
- Reverse
The denomination is indicated on three lines (with four-petal rosettes on the left and right), followed by the monetary unit and the year of issue: ✤ 2 ✤ KOPEYKI 1858. Below is a divider of two curved lines with a dot between them. Immediately beneath it is the abbreviation 'E.M.' (Yekaterinburg 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 Apostle the First-Called. The coats of arms on the wings: Left wing: Polish, Taurian, Finnish. Right wing: Kazan, Astrakhan, Siberian. The right claw holds a scepter, and the left holds an orb. The rim is decorated with denticles pointing inward.
