1 Denga, Catherine II, Russia, 1763
date: label: date made
content: 1763
name: label: ruler
content: Catherine the Great
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) denga coin, Catherine II
label: Description (Brief)
content: Russia, 1763
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Monogram within wreath.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: ЕϨII / 1763
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon below.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: ДЕНГА / ПМ
label: Description
content: Minted in Russia in 1763, this denga was issued under Catherine II, better known as Catherine the Great. Born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, she changed her name to Ekaterina (Catherine) upon marrying Peter III on August 21, 1745. She went on to become Russia's longest ruling female leader ascending the throne in 1762, after Peter III's death, and ruling until 1796.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Russia
topic: label: Subject
content: Mikhailovich
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Russian Coins and Jetons
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
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content: Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich Collection
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.NU69995
label: catalog number
content: NU69995
label: accession number
content: 245705
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .15 cm x 2.2 cm; 1/16 in x 7/8 in