Russia 1800-CP OM 5 rubles Fr-144

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Künker sale 294, lot 5099

This specimen was lot 5099 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €38,000 (about US$51,217 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Paul I. 1796-1801. 5 Rubel 1800, St. Petersburg. Vier gekrönte Monogramme ins Kreuz gestellt, in der Mitte römische Ziffer "I", in den Winkeln jeweils die Wertziffer 5//Verzierte Tafel mit vier Zeilen Schrift, unten Zeichen für Münzstätte und Münzmeister. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Goldpatina, min. Kratzer im Feld der Vorderseite, fast vorzüglich. Laut Petrov: 100 Rubel. (empire of Russia, Paul I, 1796-1801, five rubles of 1800, St. Petersburg mint. Obverse: four crowned mongrams in a cross with a Roman numeral "I" in the center and "5's" in the quarters; reverse: tablet with four line inscription, mintmaster and mintmark. Very rare, fine gold patina, minor scratch in obverse field, about extremely fine.)"

Recorded mintage: 66,000 (including CM-OM).

Specification: 6.08 g, 0.986 fine gold, .192 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.04 g.

Catalog reference: KM C104.2, Fr-144; Schl. 3.1; Bitkin 6 (R1).

Source:

  • Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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