3 Kopeks 1856, VM
Coins-Tsarist Coins
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 15.36 g
- Mintage: 416667 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 3 kopeks
- Ruler: Alexander II
- Monetary unit: Kopek
- Mintmark: VM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3555
- Bitkin: 454
- Conros: 189/14
- Diameter: 31.9 mm
- F: 1111 ₽
- VF: 12019 ₽
- XF: 14048 ₽
- AU: 20000 ₽
- Reverse
The denomination is indicated on three lines (with quatrefoils on the left and right), followed by the monetary unit and the year of issue: ✤ 3 ✤ KOPEYKI 1856. 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 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, 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.
