2 Kopecks - Anna Pattern strike

Features

Issuer	Russia › Russian Empire (1547-1917)
Empress	Anna I (Анна I) (1730-1740)
Type	Patterns
Year	1740
Value	2 Kopecks (2 Копейки) (0.02)
Currency	Rouble (1700-1917)
Composition	Copper
Weight	20.48 g
Diameter	34 mm
Shape	Round
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 182132
References	KM# PnD1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Bit# 405 Vladimir Bitkin; 2003. Сводный Каталог Монет России. Yunona-Moneta, Kyiv, Ukraine (2 volumes).

Obverse

Draped bust of Anna Ioannovna right.
Russian legend, unabridged: Анна, Божьей милостью императрица и самодержица Всероссийская.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
АННА БМ IМПЕРАТ • IСАМОДЕРЖ • ВСЕРОСС •
СПБ

Translation:
Anna, by the grace of God the Empress and autocrat of All Russia
SPB

Reverse

Coat of arms of the Russian Empire: crowned two-headed eagle with raised wings holding scepter and globus cruciger. On the chest of the eagle, a round shield with the coat of arms of Moscow: Saint George the Victorious on a horse, striking with a spear a winged serpentine dragon. The shield is surrounded by the chain of the Order of Saint Andrew. Imperial crown on top. Date above and value below.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
17 40 · МОНЕТА · ДВЕ · КОПЕИКИ ·
2 КО

Translation:
1740 2 Kopecks Coin
2 Ko(pecks)

Edge

Reticulatad

Mint

СПБ	Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation (1724-date)

Comments

Overstruck on earlier 5 Kopecks.
Brekke-35 (Extremely Rare), Ilyin 150.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1740 CПБ

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