E-auction 166-102742 - fwo_310762 - RUSSIA 20 Kopecks aigle bicéphale 1879 Saint-Petersbourg

RUSSIA 20 Kopecks aigle bicéphale 1879 Saint-Petersbourg VF

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Estimate :	28 €
Price :	8 €
Maximum bid :	11 €
End of the sale :	20 June 2016 17:22:00
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : 20 Kopecks aigle bicéphale

Date: 1879

Mint name / Town : Saint-Petersbourg

Quantity minted : 23070000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 500 ‰

Diameter : 22 mm

Weight : 3,45 g.

Edge : cannelée

Catalogue references :

KM.19/22.a.1

Obverse

Obverse description : Aigle bicéphale héraldique couronné.

Reverse

Commentary

Alexandre II Nikolaïevitch (29/04/1818-13/03/1881), fils de Nicolas et d'Alexandra de Prusse, succède à son père, termine la guerre de Crimée et signe le traité de Paris. Réformateur, il émancipe les serfs et essaie de moderniser le pays. Autocrate, il écrase la révolte polonaise de 1863. Politiquement, il favorise le panslavisme et lutte efficacement contre la Turquie qu'il écrase en 1876-1878. Le traité de San Stefano et le congrès de Berlin en 1878 marquent le retour fracassant de la Russie sur la scène politique internationale. Les Russes et les Austro-Hongrois contrôlent désormais les Balkans. Alexandre II périt déchiqueté par une bombe près du palais Mikhaïlovski en 1881.
Alexander II Nikolaevich (29/04/1818-13/03/1881), son of Nicolas and Alexandra of Prussia, succeeded his father, ended the Crimean War and signed the Treaty of Paris. Reformer, he emancipates the serfs and tries to modernize the country. Autocrat, he crushed the Polish revolt of 1863. Politically, he favored pan-Slavism and fought effectively against Turkey, which he crushed in 1876-1878. The Treaty of San Stefano and the Congress of Berlin in 1878 marked Russia's resounding return to the international political scene. The Russians and Austro-Hungarians now control the Balkans. Alexander II perished by a bomb near the Mikhailovsky Palace in 1881