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5 kopecks from Russia of Tsar Alexander II, 1876
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Copper 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. Value indication in legend at the bottom. Reverse: between two tied branches in two lines the value indication. Below that in Cyrillic the letters S,P and B [=Saint Petersburg]. Year at the top in legend. Milled edge.
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Credit line5 kopeken uit Rusland van tsaar Alexander II, 1876. 1876. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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