Poland 1839-MW 5 zlotych
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This specimen was lot 3231 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND: Nicholas I, 1825-1855, AR 5 zlotych-3/4 rouble, 1839, attractive original piece, XF, ex Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection." This issue was struck 1833-41 at Warsaw and St. Petersburg while Poland was under Russian rule (1815-1918). Five złotych equaled three-quarters of a ruble. Russian coinage for Poland ended in 1850.
Recorded mintage: 2,688,517.
Specification: 15.54 g, 0.868 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM C133.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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