E-auction 136-76438 - fwo_374640 - RUSSIA 5 Roubles Alexandre III 1886 Saint-Petersbourg

RUSSIA 5 Roubles Alexandre III 1886 Saint-Petersbourg AU

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Estimate :	700 €
Price :	570 €
Maximum bid :	660 €
End of the sale :	23 November 2015 18:05:30
bidders :	10 bidders

Type : 5 Roubles Alexandre III

Date: 1886

Mint name / Town : Saint-Petersbourg

Quantity minted : 351000

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 21,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 6,46 g.

Edge : inscrite en creux en cyrillique (Or pur 1 zolotnik, 34, 68 dolas)

Catalogue references :

KM.19/Y.42 - SEM.19 1

Obverse

Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE CYRILLIQUE).

Obverse description : Tête nue d'Alexandre III à droite.

Obverse translation : (Par la grâce de Dieu, Alexandre III, empereur et autocrate de toute la Russie).

Reverse

Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE CYRILLIQUE) 1886.

Reverse description : Aigle bicéphale couronné.

Reverse translation : (5 roubles).

Commentary

Cette pièce, qui est l'équivalent d'un napoléon ou pièce de 20 francs (1 rouble = 4 francs), fut fabriquée en très grosse quantité, au total 23.895.087 pièces frappées de 1886 à 1894.
This coin, which is the equivalent of a Napoleon or 20 franc coin (1 ruble = 4 francs), was produced in very large quantities, a total of 23,895,087 coins minted from 1886 to 1894