2 Kopeks 1856, EM
Coins-Tsarist Coins
₽123 400,00
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 10.24 g
- Mintage: 9,167,200 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 2 kopeks
- Ruler: Alexander II
- Monetary unit: Kopek
- Mint mark: EM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3556
- Bitkin: 333
- Conros: 201/14
- Diameter: 28.2 mm
- F: 89 ₽
- VF: 150 ₽
- XF: 1,527 ₽
- AU: 12,900 ₽
- UNC: 15,778 ₽
- Proof: 112,121 ₽
- Reverse
The denomination (with quatrefoils to the left and right), monetary unit, and year of mintage are indicated on three lines: ✤ 2 ✤ KOPĒĬKI 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 Apostle the First-Called. The coats of arms on the wings: Left wing: Polish, Taurida, Finnish. Right wing: Kazan, Astrakhan, Siberian. The right talon holds a scepter, and the left holds an orb. The rim is decorated with denticles pointing inward.
