Russia 3 Zolotnika 1885 - 1901 Silver ingot 

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Russia 3 Zolotnika 1885 - 1901 Silver ingot
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6849183
Area
Coins
Title
Russia 3 Zolotnika 1885 - 1901 Silver ingot
Country
Russia
Face value
3 zolotnik
Year
1885
Variety / overstrike
Era
Russia - Empire (1700-1917)
Head of State
Nicholas II of Russia (1894-1917)
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
990
Weight
12.8
Diameter
26
Thickness
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
Dubhe head eagle
Reverse
990 Proba 3 Zolotnika
Edge
Flat
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 3
Catalogue number
Bitkin# 260
Details
Zolotnik - Gold Mine Ingot., ND (ca. 1885-1901) Russian law required that gold mine owners who supplied gold to the mints would receive the silver recovered from the refining process. The mint produced ingots that bore the weight of the silver.