Poland 1834-NG 10 zlotych
This specimen was lot 1902 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €280 (about US$386 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"POLOGNE, occupation russe, Nicolas Ier (1825-1855), AR 10 zlotych - 1 1/2 rouble, 1834 HΓ, Saint-Pétersbourg. D/ Aigle russe couronné. R/ Valeur et date dans une couronne. Très Beau. (Poland, Russian occupation, Nicholas I, 1825-55, silver ten of 1834, St. Petersburg mint. Obverse: crowned Russian eagle, reverse: value and date under a crown. Very Fine.)"
This type was struck for Poland 1833-41 in modest numbers altho it is not common today. Thirty groszy made a złoty. After the revolt of 1831, the regime dropped all pretense of respecting Polish liberties and embarked on an intensive (tho fruitless) program of Russification. Russian coinage for Poland ended in 1841 altho the Warsaw mint remained operating until the 1850's.
Recorded mintage: 64,035.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.868 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM C134, Dav-284, Kopicki 9441; Bitkin 1086.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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