Chervonets of Peter I of the sample of 1701 - a gold coin without a denomination. It was minted at the Kadashevsky Mint in 1701-1703 [1] .
| Chervonets of Peter I of sample 1701 | |||
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| Description of the series (group) | |||
| Issuer | Russian kingdom | ||
| Currency unit | Russian ruble | ||
| Denominations | chervonets | ||
| Materials | gold | ||
| Years of coinage | 1701-1703 | ||
| Status | coin issue completed | ||
| Mint | Kadashevsky Mint | ||
Content
History
The monetary reform of Peter I included the transition to a new coinage technology. It was necessary to establish the issue of gold coins as the highest monetary unit of account - a round shape and a standard weight. For this purpose, in 1701, the Kadashevsky Mint was opened in Moscow [2] .
The minting of gold pieces was started at the Kadashevsky Mint in 1701 [2] . These were the first walking gold coins in the history of Russia [3] . A chervonets sample of 1701 was minted from 969th gold; in weight and diameter it approximately corresponded to a Western European ducat [2] . A double chervonetz sample of 1701 was minted with a single stamp with a chervonets, having twice the thickness and, accordingly, the weight [4] [2] [5] .
Description
Diameter - 24 mm; weight - 3.47 g (of which 3.36 g of pure gold); metal - gold of the 969th test; the edge is smooth [2] .
Obverse
The obverse of the coin depicts a chest profile portrait of Peter I, turned to the right. The king’s head is crowned with a laurel wreath ; he is dressed in a cloak with a buckle on his right shoulder. In the circle of the coin is the inscription “TSAR PETER ALEKSEEVICH”, torn in two by a portrait. Along the edge of the coin is a convex dotted rim [2] .
Reverse
The coin emblem depicts the coat of arms of Russia at the beginning of the 18th century - a two-headed eagle with three crowns. In the right paw of the eagle is the scepter, in the left - the power. On the eagle’s chest is a shield with the emblem of Moscow . Below the eagle under the horizontal line is the date of minting made in Cyrillic . In the circle of the coin is the inscription “SAMOZHERDETS ALL OF RUSSIA”, torn in two by the middle crown of an eagle. Along the edge of the coin is a convex dotted rim [2] .
See also
- Gold coins of Peter I
Notes
- ↑ Bitkin, 2003 , p. 2.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mernikov, 2015 , p. 28.
- ↑ Yuht, 1994 , p. 15.
- ↑ Yuht, 1994 , p. 25.
- ↑ Gold coins, 2017 , p. 154.
Literature
- 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 .
- Mernikov A.G. Money of Russia. From coins of Ancient Russia to modern banknotes . - M .: AST, 2015.
- Yuht, A. I. Russian money from Peter the Great to Alexander I. - M: Finance and Statistics, 1994. - 336 p. - ISBN 5-279-00807-9 .
- Bitkin V.V. The consolidated catalog of Russian coins. Part I (1699-1740). - Kiev: UNON-COIN, 2003 .-- 527 p. - ISBN 966-9551-3-9.