Russia, Empire Nicholas I 5 Kopecks

History

5 Kopecks 1831-1839, C# 140, Russia, Empire, Nicholas I, Mintmaster's initials: ФХ

5 Kopecks 1831-1839, C# 140, Russia, Empire, Nicholas I, Ekaterinburg Mint (EM, C# 140.1)

5 Kopecks 1831-1839, C# 140, Russia, Empire, Nicholas I, Suzun Mint (CM, C# 140.2)

5 Kopecks 1831-1839, C# 140, Russia, Empire, Nicholas I, Mintmaster's initials: КТ

5 Kopecks 1831-1839, C# 140, Russia, Empire, Nicholas I, Mintmaster's initials: НА

Obverse. Mintmaster's initials: ФХ. Photo © Numismatic Guaranty Company

Description

Nicholas I (1796–1855) was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855. He was also the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. He is best known as a political conservative whose reign was marked by geographical expansion, repression of dissent, economic stagnation, poor administrative policies, a corrupt bureaucracy, and frequent wars that culminated in Russia's disastrous defeat in the Crimean War of 1853-56. His reign had an ideology called "Official Nationality" that was proclaimed officially in 1833. It was a reactionary policy based on orthodoxy in religion, autocracy in government, and Russian nationalism.

Obverse	Coat of arms Russian Empire Crown, jewelry Imperial Crown of Russia Symbol, amulet, talisman Double-headed eagle Depicts the lesser coat of arms of the Russian Empire. The lesser coat of arms included a two-headed state eagle with spread wings pointed down crowned with two imperial crowns, over which the same third crown, enlarged. The state eagle held a wreath and a thunderbolt with a torch in its claws. On the chest of the eagle there was an escutcheon with the arms of Moscow, depicting Saint George (right), mounted and defeating the dragon. The Imperial Crown of Russia, also known as the Great Imperial Crown, was used by the monarchs of Russia from 1762 until the monarchy's abolition in 1917. The Great Imperial Crown was first used in a coronation by Catherine II, and it was last used at the coronation of Nicholas II. It survived the subsequent revolution and is currently on display in the Moscow Kremlin Armoury's State Diamond Fund. Mintmaster's initials below the eagle: Ekaterinburg Mint: • ФХ – Fedor Khvochinski • КТ – Konstantine Tomson • НА – Nicholai Alekseev Suzun Mint • None Ф Х 1835.
Reverse	Denomination. Mintmarks below. Mintmarks: • ЕМ – Ekaterinburg Mint • СМ – Suzun Mint 5 КОПѢЕКЪ Е.М.
Edge	Plain