Token - 2 Roubles - Metropol (Moscow) ND (1907-1917) front Token - 2 Roubles - Metropol (Moscow) ND (1907-1917) back
Token - 2 Roubles - Metropol (Moscow) ND (1907-1917) photo
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Token - 2 Roubles - Metropol Moscow ND

 
Copper-nickel 5.32 g 28 mm
Description
Location
Russian Empire
Emperor
Nicholas II (1894-1917)
Type
Trade tokens › Business tokens
Years
1907-1917
Value
2 Roubles
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
5.32 g
Diameter
28 mm
Thickness
1.2 mm
Shape
Scalloped
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#350745
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Denomination

Lettering: 2.Р.

Translation: 2 R

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.