E-auction 130-71114 - fwo_367231 - RUSSIA 10 Kopecks aigle bicéphale 1916 Petrograd

RUSSIA 10 Kopecks aigle bicéphale 1916 Petrograd AU

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Estimate :	12 €
Price :	11 €
Maximum bid :	16 €
End of the sale :	12 October 2015 17:41:00
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : 10 Kopecks aigle bicéphale

Date: 1916

Mint name / Town : Petrograd

Quantity minted : 121500000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 500 ‰

Diameter : 17,2 mm

Weight : 1,75 g.

Edge : striée

Catalogue references :

KM20/20a.2

Obverse

Obverse legend : B - C.

Obverse description : Aigle bicéphale couronné.

Reverse

Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE CYRILLIQUE).

Reverse description : Légende cyrillique dans une couronne formée d'une branche d'olivier et d'une branche de chêne surmontée d'une petite couronne.

Commentary

En 1914, le nom Saint-Peterbourg est jugé trop allemand alors que l’Empire Russe est en guerre contre l’Allemagne. La ville est rebaptisée Petrograd.
In 1914, the name Saint Petersburg was deemed too German while the Russian Empire was at war with Germany. The city was renamed Petrograd.