25 rubles — Russian Empire (1876) — 30th birthday of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich
Y# 27
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Special facts
The gold 25 roubles of 1876 were struck in just one hundred pieces; they are traditionally linked with the birthday of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich.
Reason for the issue
The coin is traditionally called "in memory of the 30th birthday of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich", although he was born in 1847 and turned 29 in 1876. 100 pieces were struck; it is usually written that the Grand Duke himself ordered them in December 1875.
About the period
The coins of Alexander II belong to the time when small change got cheaper: after the Crimean War silver was leaving circulation, and the fineness of the small silver was lowered first to .750 and in 1867 to .500. The 1867 designs — small silver from 5 to 20 kopecks and copper from 1 to 5 kopecks — were struck unchanged until 1917. More about the period “Alexander II”, 1855 — 1881
Coins and banknotes of this year: 1876
Specifications
- Period
- Alexander II
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Commemorative
- Mint mark
- Saint Petersburg Mint
- Metal
- Gold
- Fineness
- 917
- Precious metal weight
- 30.004 g
- Diameter
- 32.3 mm
- Weight
- 32.72 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
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- SPB
- Saint Petersburg Mint. The mint in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1724 in the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was called the Petrograd Mint in 1914–1924 and the Leningrad Mint in 1924–1991.
Other items of the period
- 1859
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1 ruble (1859) — Unveiling of the Nicholas I monument in Saint Petersburg
Y# 28
- 1876
- 25 rubles (1876) — 30th birthday of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich Y# 27
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