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Description
Alexander II (1818-1881) was the Emperor of Russia from 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. Alexander was the most successful Russian reformer since Peter the Great. His most important achievement was the emancipation of serfs in 1861, for which he became known as Alexander the Liberator. In foreign policy, Alexander sold Alaska to the United States in 1867. Among his greatest domestic challenges was an uprising in Poland in 1863, to which he responded by stripping that land of its separate Constitution and incorporating it directly into Russia.
Obverse
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Displays the monogram of Alexander II with a laurel branch on the left and an oak branch on the right. The Imperial Crown of Russia with two ends of flying ribbon of the Order of St. Andrew is above. A |
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Reverse
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Value flanked by stars and date. ★ 1/4 ★ |
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Copper, 4.1 g, ⌀ 19.5 mm
