fwo_965121 - RUSSIA - ELIZABETH 5 Kopecks 1758 Saint-Petersbourg
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Type : 5 Kopecks
Date: 1758
Mint name / Town : Saint-Petersbourg
Quantity minted : 3500000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 802 ‰
Diameter : 14,36 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,16 g.
Edge : cordonnée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Léger nettoyage, frappe décentrée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Aigle dans des nuées, portant sur l’aile droite un écu couronné chargé d’une guirlande et portant le monogramme EP, pour Élisabeth Petrowna ; au-dessous 5 étoiles.
Reverse
Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE CYRILLIQUE) 17-58 // СПБ.
Reverse description : Aigle dans des nuées portant sur l’aile droite un écu couronné chargé d’une guirlande et portant 5 KOП ; au-dessous la marque de l’atelier de Saint-Pétersbourg ; de part et d’autre de la couronne sommant l’écu 17-57.
Commentary
Ce type monétaire fut frappé dans le seul atelier de Saint-Pétersbourg à partir de 1755 et sans interruption jusqu’en 1761.
Historical background
RUSSIA - ELIZABETH
(05/12/1741-05/01/1762)
Elisabeth (28/12/1709-05/01/1762) is the daughter of Peter the Great and Catherine I. She ascended the throne following a military plot which overthrew the young Ivan III (1740-1741) who was assassinated at the beginning of the reign of Catherine II. She received the title of "Clemente" for sparing the supporters of the deposed tsar. The Treaty of Abo in 1743 ended the Swedish war and gave Finland to Russia for the first time. During the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Russia allied with Austria against Prussia. The Russians defeated the Prussians at Künersdorf in 1759. Elizabeth's death saved Frederick II of Prussia from defeat. Elisabeth continued her father's reforming work and was a friend of the arts by founding the University of Moscow and the Academy of Fine Arts. As early as 1742, she had chosen her nephew, Pierre, to succeed her.
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