12 Rubles, Russia, 1840
date: label: date made
content: 1840
name: label: ruler
content: Nicholas I Emperor of Russia
label: issuing authority
content: Nicholas I Emperor of Russia
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 12 ruble coin, Nicholas I
label: Description (Brief)
content: Russia, 1840
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 9 ЗОЛ . 68 ДОЛ . ЧИСТОЙ УРАЛЬСКОЙ ПЛАТИНЫ / 12 / РУБЛЕЙ / НА СЕРЕБРО / 1840. / С.П.Б. [12 RUBLES TO THE SILVER / 1840 SPB / 9 ZLOT. / 68 SHARES OF PURE URAL PLATINUM]
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Center the Russian coat-of-arms, a two-headed eagle wearing a shield with a mounted figure (Saint George,) the imperial crowns on each head stand for the unity and sovereignty of Russia, the orb and scepter grasped in the eagle's talons are traditional heraldic symbols.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Description
content: Minted in Russia in 1840, this coin worth 12 rubles was issued during the reign of Nicholas I. Married to Charlotte (Alexandra Fedorovna) of Prussia, Nicholas I ruled from 1825 to his death on March 2, 1855. He led the Russian army unsuccessfully in the Crimean War, but helped defeat the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War (1828-29). Under his rule, the Russian Empire spanned over 7.7 million square miles.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Russia
label: associated place
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
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.69.128.242
label: catalog number
content: 69.128.242
label: accession number
content: 286473
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: platinum (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .2 cm x 3.1 cm; 3/32 in x 1 7/32 in