Russia 1900-FZ 5 rubles

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 50263
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50263 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $388. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. 5 Ruble, 1900-OE. NGC MS-65." This type was struck 1897-1911 at the St. Petersburg mint and is the most common of the five rubles. The gold chervonetz struck by the Communists in 1923 and later was equal to ten Tsarist gold rubles. This coin was two-thirds the weight of the five rubles of Alexander III (KM Y42).

Recorded mintage: 31,000.

Specification: 4.30 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-180; Y-62; Bit-26.

Source:

  • 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
  • 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.

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