5 Kopeks 1855, EM, Nicholas I and Alexander II
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₽34 500,00
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 25.59 g
- Mintage: 740400 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 5 kopeks
- Ruler: Alexander II
- Monetary unit: Kopek
- Mintmark: EM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3536
- Bitkin: 584, 295
- Conros: 184/11
- Diameter: 35.8 mm
- F: 724 ₽
- VF: 1013 ₽
- XF: 6398 ₽
- AU: 20603 ₽
- UNC: 31324 ₽
- Reverse
The denomination (with quatrefoils left and right), monetary unit, and year of mintage are indicated on three lines: ✤ 5 ✤ KOPĒEKЪ 1855. 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 Apostle the First-Called. The coats of arms on the wings: Left wing: Polish, Taurian, 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.
