Poland 1840-NG zloty

Sincona sale 84, lot 343

This specimen was lot 343 in Sincona sale 84 (Zürich, October 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RUSSIA Russian Empire and Federation, 15 Kopecks - 1 Zloty 1840, St. Petersburg Mint, NG. Variety with "ZLOTY". Bitkin 1122. Very rare variety. Very fine."

This type was struck 1832-41 at Warsaw and St. Petersburg. One złoty equaled fifteen kopeks. Russian coinage for Poland ended in 1850 altho the Warsaw mint continued to operate.

Recorded mintage: 1,060,001.

Specification: 3.11 g, 0.868 fine silver, 19 mm diameter, this specimen 3.15 g.

Catalog reference: KM C129, Bitkin 1121 (R2).

Source:

• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 84, Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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