Grashof, Apollon Ludwigovich (1843-1916) - Mintzmeister (head of the mint), who worked at the St. Petersburg Mint in 1883-1899. Gold and silver coins of Alexander III and Nicholas II , minted under his leadership, have the letters AG on the edge or obverse [1] .
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The representative of the third generation of the mountain dynasty , his grandfather, Bogdan (Gottlieb) Grigorievich Grasgrof, a native of Saxony, and his father, Ludwig Bogdanovich Grasgrof (1802 — not earlier than 1856), who graduated from the Mountain Cadet Corps (1823), served in the Urals.
After graduating from the Institute of Mining Engineers, he worked as a trainee at the St. Petersburg Mint, in 1868 - assistant manager of the chemical part, since 1869 - assistant manager of the mechanical part, since 1878 - manager of the copper redistribution, since 1883 - the current position, and from 1886 to 1899 - in the position of manager of silver and gold coins, the Mintzmeister sign - “AG” (1883-1899). He retired with the rank of current state adviser [2] .
Coins on which the insignia of the Mintmeister Apollo Grashof is placed - AG [3] [4] [5] :
| Face value | Picture | Years of coinage | Sign Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander III | ||||
| 5 kopecks | 1883-1893 | obverse | ||
| 10 kopecks | 1883-1894 | obverse | ||
| 15 kopecks | 1883-1893 | obverse | ||
| 20 kopecks | 1883-1893 | obverse | ||
| 25 kopecks | 1883-1885 | obverse | ||
| half a half | 1883-1885 | obverse | ||
| 1 ruble | 1883-1885 | obverse | ||
| 3 rubles | 1883-1885 | obverse | ||
| 5 rubles | 1883, 1884 | obverse | ||
| 25 kopecks |  | 1886-1894 | hert | |
| 50 kopecks | 1886-1894 | hert | ||
| 1 ruble | 1886-1894 | hert | ||
| 5 rubles |  |  | 1886-1894 | hert |
| 10 rubles |  |  | 1886-1894 | hert |
| Nicholas II | ||||
| 5 kopecks | 1897-1899 | obverse | ||
| 10 kopecks | 1895-1899 | obverse | ||
| 15 kopecks | 1896-1899 | obverse | ||
| 50 kopecks |  |  | 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899 | hert |
| 1 ruble |  | 1895-1898 | hert | |
| 1 ruble | 1896 (coronation) | hert | ||
| 1 ruble |  | 1898 (opening of the monument to Alexander II) | hert | |
| semi-imperial - 5 rubles |  |  | 1895, 1896 | hert |
| 5 rubles |  |  | 1897, 1898 | hert |
| 7 rubles 50 kopecks |  |  | 1897 | hert |
| imperial - 10 rubles |  |  | 1895, 1897 | hert |
| 10 rubles |  |  | 1898, 1899 | hert |
| 15 rubles |  |  | 1897 | hert |
Notes
- ↑ Not to be confused with a similar (“AG”) sign of the engraver Abraham Griliches
- ↑ The Germans of Russia, 1999 , p. 620.
- ↑ Bitkin, 2003 , p. 916–921, 928, 934–936, 938, 940–942.
- ↑ Obverse and reverse, 2016 , p. 49, 51.
- ↑ Gold coins, 2017 , p. 139, 349, 351, 369, 371-373.
Literature
- Obverse and reverse history / [Ed. col .: A.V. Mityaeva and others]. - M .: International Numismatic Club , 2016 .-- 216 p. - ISBN 978-5-9906902-6-4 .
- Bitkin V.V. The consolidated catalog of Russian coins. Part II (1740-1917). - Kiev: UNON-COIN, 2003 .-- 520 p. - ISBN 966-9551-3-9.
- Zablotsky E. M. Grashofa // The Germans of Russia: Encyclopedia. - M .: ERN, 1999. - T. 1. - 832 p.
- Zablotsky E.M. Figures of the mountain service of pre-revolutionary Russia. Brief biographical dictionary. - St. Petersburg: Humanism, 2004 .-- 53 p.
- Gold coins in the history of the Romanov dynasty. Exhibition catalog. International Numismatic Club. - M .: Lingua-F, 2017 .-- 432 p. - ISBN 978-5-91477-038-6 .