Romanov Deposition Rouble token octagonal 1917 countermark of 1902 Rouble

Reverse

Two-headed eagle with a crown above
Denomination

Lettering: РУБЛЬ 1902 Г.

Translation: Rouble

Edge

Smooth with lettering

Lettering: ЧИСТАГО СЕРЕБРА 4 ЗОЛОТНИКА 21 ДОЛЯ **

Translation: 4 ZOLOTNIKS and 21 DOLYAS OF FINE SILVER

Comment

Russian ROUBLE II with octagonal stamp "1917 march"

From the book Kazakov VV "Coins of the reign of Emperor Nicholas II» At the time of the fourth State Duma of Czar Nicholas II in March 1917, abdicated. This fact was recorded in numismatics very peculiar way: the appearance on the silver coin 50 kopecks. and 1 ruble depicting Emperor octagonal stamp inscription: "The deposition House of Romanov. Mart 1917 "The exact history of these coins is not known. There are a number of hypotheses about the authorship of the mark - by jeweler Guchkin likely, the end of 1917 - beginning of 1918. Quoted in Randolph Sander "silver rubles and efimki Romanov Russia. 1654-1915. " In the early 30s rubles and poltinas Nicholas II began to appear with a rough octagonal stamp on the front with the words: "The deposition House of Romanov." Ruble kontrshtampom comes with more than poltina. They were made in private. Some dealers have contributed to the fact that these coins gained some popularity among collectors, and they were sold at auction for a rather high price. R. Kime reports that a German auction in 1977 it was bought for 2500 marks. "Moreover, in the Hermitage has a copy, and there is a passage of a duplicate copy of the Hermitage at auction in 1931."