3 Kopeks 1850, EM
Coins-Tsarist Coins
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 15.36 g
- Mintage: 184,533 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 3 kopeks
- Ruler: Nicholas I
- Monetary unit: Kopek
- Mint mark: EM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3480
- Bitkin: 588 (R1)
- Conros: 189/2
- Ilyin: 2 rubles
- Diameter: 32 mm
- F: 999 ₽
- VF: 4,761 ₽
- XF: 22,732 ₽
- UNC: 165,000 ₽
- 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 1850. Below is a divider of two ornamental 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 First-Called. The coats of arms on the wings: Left wing: Polish, Taurican, 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.
