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10 Kopeks - Metropol Moscow ND

 
Copper-nickel - -
Description
Location
Russian Empire
Emperor
Nicholas II (1894-1917)
Type
Trade tokens › Business tokens
Years
1907-1917
Value
10 Kopeks (0.10)
Currency
Russia - Empire - Restaurant Tokens
Composition
Copper-nickel
Shape
Scalloped (with 8 notches)
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#149660
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Value.

Lettering:
10
КОП.

Translation:
10
Kop.

Edge

Plain

Comment

They were used as a payment for service in the restaurant of the Metropol Hotel from 1907 to 1917, most likely as a deposit by guests, but there is a version that these tokens were used to pay a waiter with a kitchen in order to combat fraud when serving guests.