3 Kopecks 1855, EM, Nicholas I and Alexander II
Coins-Tsarist Coins
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 15.36 g
- Mintage: 2,768,433 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 3 kopecks
- Ruler: Alexander II
- Monetary unit: Kopeck
- Mintmark: EM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3537
- Bitkin: 593, 317
- Konros: 189/12
- Diameter: 32 mm
- F: 229 ₽
- VF: 622 ₽
- XF: 4,126 ₽
- AU: 13,313 ₽
- Reverse
The denomination (with quatrefoils to the left and right), monetary unit, and year of mintage are indicated on three lines: ✤ 3 ✤ KOPEYKI 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 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.
