5 Kopeks 1851, WM
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 25.29 g
- Mintage: 24004 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 5 kopeks
- Ruler: Nicholas I
- Monetary unit: Kopek
- Mintmark: WM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3491(dot)
- Bitkin: 852 (R1)
- Conros: 184/5
- Ilyin: 4 rubles
- Diameter: 35.8 mm
- VF: 11544 ₽
- XF: 17853 ₽
- AU: 59424 ₽
- UNC: 592774 ₽
- Reverse
The denomination is indicated on three lines (with quatrefoils to the left and right), the monetary unit, and the year of minting: ✤ 5 ✤ KOPĒEKŲ 1851. Below is a divider of two ornamental lines with a dot between them. Immediately beneath it is the abbreviation 'V.M.' (Warsaw 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 third, larger 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). Surrounding the shield is 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 is a scepter, and in its left, an orb. The rim is decorated with denticles pointing inward.
