Beard Token, Russia, 1705
date: label: date made
content: 1705
label: associated date
content: 1705
name: label: head of government
content: Peter I
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) beard token
label: Description (Brief)
content: Russia, 1705
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Nose and lips with mustache and beard. Leaf border around.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: ДЕНГИ ВЗИТЬІ [Money Collected]
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Double-headed eagle with leaf border.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: АΨЕ ГОДУ [Year 1705]
label: Description
content: In the late 17th century, Russian Emperor Peter I instituted a tax on beards because he regarded them as in poor taste when compared with modern fashions in Europe. Any man who wanted to keep his beard was forced to pay a tax and carry a token. The token depicts a beard and mustache .
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Russia
label: associated place
content: Russia
topic: label: Subject
content: Mikhailovich
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich Collection
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Feingold, Ellen R.. Value of Money, The
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Willis H. du Pont
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.NU61632.3
label: accession number
content: 2104914
label: catalog number
content: NU61632.3
objectType: label: Object Name
content: token
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .2 cm x 2.35 cm; 3/32 in x 15/16 in