Lot 95
Russia , Nicholas I (1825-1855), gold 5 Roubles, 1826 СПБ, initials ПД, St. Petersburg, 6.45g (Bit. 1; KM C174…
The Rebaczonok Collection - Coinex 2025 Auction | C25003
Auction: 25 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
Description
Russia , Nicholas I (1825-1855), gold 5 Roubles, 1826 СПБ, initials ПД, St. Petersburg, 6.45g (Bit. 1; KM C174). Good Very Fine to About Extremely Fine. Minor scratch to obverse, cleaned. Mintage is only 212,002 pieces. First year of reign.
Footnote
The reign of Nicholas I saw some rare coin issues that were marked by two important events: the November Uprising and issuing platinum coinage for circulation. The November Uprising (1830–1831) was a Polish rebellion that unsuccessfully tried to overthrow Russian rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland as well as in the Polish provinces of western Russia and parts of Lithuania, Belorussia (now Belarus), and Ukraine. The Polish Army of 40,000 offered strong resistance at several battles, but it was unable to stop the Russian advance toward Warsaw and the Uprising was suppressed. Coins were struck by both sides during the Uprising. Coins from platinum as circulation issues are thought to have been issued only once in history – during the reign of Nicholas I. Rare and otherwise costly platinum was used as a substitute for the gold since platinum was found in abundance in the region of Ural. Russian platinum coins were issued in denominations of 3, 6 and 12 Roubles. Because of their limited production time they are extremely rare nowadays.
