Heritage Auctions, Inc. Auction #3032 Лот №25914

Аукцион: Heritage Auctions, Inc. Auction #3032

Лот: 25914

Завершен: 16.04.2014

Russia: Nicholas II Presentation gold 25 Roubles (2-1/2

Nicholas II Presentation gold 25 Roubles (2-1/2 Imperials) 1896, Bitkin-312 (R2), Fr-171, Severin-555 (RRR), KM-YA65, MS61 NGC. Head of Nicholas II left. Rev. Crowned double-headed Imperial eagle in circle with date and value in legend around. This was thought to be a special commemorative issue for the Coronation of Nicholas II. It was issued in a tiny mintage of 300 pieces, of which very few examples are known to survive. This piece, along with the 1908 25 Roubles and the 1902 37-1/2 Roubles, were the largest gold issues of the era in terms of gold weight. All three of these issues have the same gold weight of 32.26 gm of pure gold. One of the classic gold rarities of nineteenth century Russian numismatics.