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20 kopecks from Russia of Tsar Alexander II, 1870
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20 kopecks from Russia of Tsar Alexander II, 1870

1870 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver coin. Obverse: double-headed crowned eagle with spread wings, bearing small shields on its wings and a large shield adorned with a knightly order on its breast, holding a scepter and a crowned orb in its claws. Above the eagle a crown with ribbon. Reverse: between two tied branches a crown, below which in two lines the value indication. Below that the year, under which in Cyrillic the letters S,P and B [=Saint Petersburg]. Milled edge.

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Credit line20 kopeken uit Rusland van tsaar Alexander II, 1870. 1870. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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