3 Kopecks 1860, VM, "Warsaw" Eagle Type
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 15.36 g
- Mintage: 282,982 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 3 kopecks
- Ruler: Alexander II
- Monetary unit: Kopeck
- Mintmark: VM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3608
- Bitkin: 459 (R)
- Conros: 189/40
- Ilyin: 1 ruble
- Diameter: 31.9 mm
- VF: 4875 ₽
- XF: 23039 ₽
- AU: 32901 ₽
- Reverse
The denomination (with quatrefoils to the left and right), monetary unit, and year of mintage are indicated on three lines: ✤ 3 ✤ KOPEYKI 1860. 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 the lesser coat of arms of the Russian Empire — a double-headed eagle. Both eagle heads bear crowns, and a third, larger crown is placed between them. All three crowns are connected by a ribbon. 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 left). Surrounding the shield is the chain of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called. The coats of arms on the wings (four on each wing): Kazan, Polish, Tauride, Astrakhan, Siberian, Georgian, Kiev and Novgorod, Vladimir. In its right talon is a scepter, and in its left — an orb.
