Russian coin: obverse: royal crest of Nicolas I (a cursive initial H (or N in English) and a Roman numeral one; crown above initial) framed by dot work design; reverse: ДВЕ КОПЪЙКИ СЕРЕБРОМЪ; 1840; B.M.; translation: two kopecks of silver; 1842; V.M.; framed by dot work design.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Russia
Verbatim coll. place:
Russia
Production place:
Russia
Culture or time period:
Russians
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1842
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)