© Anumis
© Anumis
Token - Russian Standard vodka (D. Mendeleev) ND
| - | 9.9 g | 25 mm |
| Location | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Currency | Russia - Advertising Tokens |
| Weight | 9.9 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#117305 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Logo of Russian Standard company.
Lettering:
РУССКИЙ СТАНДАРТ
• УТВЕРЖДЕН В 1894 г. •
Translation:
Russian Standard
Approved at 1894
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Token of Russian Standard (Russian premium vodka brand).The marketing claims that, "In 1894, Dmitri Mendeleev, the greatest scientist in all Russia, received the decree to set the Imperial quality standard for Russian vodka and the 'Russian Standard' was born", or that the vodka is "compliant with the highest quality of Russian vodka approved by the royal government commission headed by Mendeleev in 1894."
This, however, is based on a popular myth that Mendeleev's 1865 doctoral dissertation "A Discourse on the combination of alcohol and water" contained a statement that 38% is the ideal strength of vodka, and that this number was later rounded to 40% to simplify the calculation of alcohol tax. However, Mendeleev's dissertation was about alcohol concentrations over 70% and he never wrote anything about vodka. Furthermore, the 40% standard strength was introduced by the Russian government already in 1843, when Mendeleev was nine years old.
