Russia 1991 25 rubles Fr-213
This specimen was lot 24805 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Palladium 25 Ruble, 1991-(L). NGC PROOF-69 ULTRA CAMEO. Commemorating the abolition of Serfdom in Russia. Hard mirror fields with frosted cameo devices. Brilliant and attractive." Palladium was promoted in the late eighties and early nineties as a precious metal alternate to the more costly gold and platinum. This NCLT honors the abolition of serfdom in Russia in 1861, an event as seminal in her history as the abolition of slavery in the United States. Yet, as in the U.S., the act failed to promote social harmony, as the elite found alternate ways to extract labor from the long-suffering masses.
Recorded mintage: est. 12,000.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine palladium, .992 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-213; Y-276.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
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