1/2 Poltina, Russia, 1726
date: label: date made
content: 1726
name: label: ruler
content: Catherine I
notes: label: Description
content: Minted in Russia in 1726, near the end of Catherine I's reign, this experimental half poltina was created to test a new metallic composition. The note attached to the coin describes the new formulation. Catherine I ruled from 1725 to her death in 1727.
label: Description
content: Obverse text: Half poltina / 1726
label: Description
content: Obverse image: Small raised bumps indicate the worth of the coin to those who were illiterate.
label: Description
content: Reverse text: No reverse inscription
label: Description
content: Reverse image: Center the Russian coat-of-arms, a two-headed eagle wearing a shield with a mounted figure of Saint George. Imperial crowns on each eagle head stands for the unity and sovereignty of Russia, the orb and scepter grasped in the eagle's toes are traditional heraldic symbols.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Russia
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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.NU62749.1
label: catalog number
content: NU62749.1
label: accession number
content: 228217
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
label: Object Name
content: pattern
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 cm x 2.6 cm; 1/32 in x 1 1/32 in