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LOT 3584
Russian Empire. Alexander II AU Restrike Rouble. Dated 1859 (restrike). Saint Petersburg mint. Commemorative issue in memory of the unveiling of the monument to Emperor Nicholas I in St. Petersburg. Dies by A. Lyalin and V. Alexeev.
НИКОЛАИ I ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОССІИC, bare head of Emperor Nikolai I to left; А. ЛЯЛИН. on truncation / ПОВЕЛ. ИМПЕР. АЛЕКСАНДРА II ВСЕЯ РОССІИ САМОДЕРЖЦА and ИЮНЯ 25 ДНЯ 1859 ГОДА, monument to Nikolai I in St. Petersburg; ✶ РУБЛЬ ✶ below. Cf. Bitkin 567 (silver). Extremely Fine.(16.80gr, 35mm, 12h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Good Very Fine.
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Good Very Fine.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Near Very Fine.
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