Russia, Empire Peter I the Great 1 Ruble

History

1 Ruble 1707-1710, KM# 130, Russia, Empire, Peter I the Great, Mint master mark H

1 Ruble 1707-1710, KM# 130, Russia, Empire, Peter I the Great, Year in Cyrillic, inscription 'Moscow Ruble'

1 Ruble 1707-1710, KM# 130, Russia, Empire, Peter I the Great, Mint master mark G

1 Ruble 1707-1710, KM# 130, Russia, Empire, Peter I the Great, No mint master mark

1 Ruble 1707-1710, KM# 130, Russia, Empire, Peter I the Great, Sash on a breast

1 Ruble 1707-1710, KM# 130, Russia, Empire, Peter I the Great, Year in Arabic, inscription 'Moscow Ruble'

1 Ruble 1707-1710, KM# 130, Russia, Empire, Peter I the Great, Year in Arabic, inscription 'Fine Coin Value Ruble'

1 Ruble 1707-1710, KM# 130, Russia, Empire, Peter I the Great, Edge

Obverse. Mint master mark H. Photo © RARITETUS.ru

Description

Peter I the Great (1672–1725) is a legendary figure in Russian and world history. He ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 1682 until his death in 1725. Exuberant, bold, often reckless, Peter profoundly influenced the course of Russian development in the early modern era. By the end of the 17th century Peter boldly decided to initiate monetary reform. The monetary reform simultaneously helped to finance the rearmament of the army, the creation of a navy, the building of canals and harbors, and the many large purchases made abroad to help achieve these goals. Among his many accomplishments, Peter irreversibly set into motion a process of intensive Westernization and modernization of Russia and established the Russian Empire as an important player in European and international politics. Peter's reforms made a lasting impact on Russia and many institutions of Russian government traced their origins to his reign. He founded St. Petersburg in 1703 and made the new city the capital of the Russian Empire in 1721.

Coin diameter could be 41-44 mm.

Obverse	Person (king, queen, tsar etc.) Peter I the Great Portrait of Peter I looking right. Along the rim the official short title: Tsar Peter Alekseevich the Ruler of All Russia. Mint master marks: H - Gottfried Haupt G - Solomon Gouin ЦРЬ• ПЕТРЪ• АЛЕξIЕВИЧЪ• В: Р: П:
Reverse	Coat of arms Russian Empire Symbol, amulet, talisman Double-headed eagle Displays the Coat of Arms of the Russian Tsardom - a two-headed eagle crowned with two small crowns, over which the same third crown, enlarged, representing the conquered kingdoms of Kazan, Astrakhan and Siberia, and standing for the unity of Great Russia (Russia), Little Russia (the Ukraine) and White Russia (Belarus). Along the rim is inscription: Moscow ruble, date below (1707 in Cyrillic numerals). There are three major obverse variations: 1. 1707: Year in Cyrillic (҂АѰЗ), inscription 'Moscow Ruble' (МОСКОВСКИI РУБЛЬ) 2. 1707, 1710: Year in Arabic, inscription 'Moscow Ruble' (МОСКОВСКИI РУБЛЬ) 3. 1710: Year in Arabic, inscription 'Fine Coin Value Ruble 1710' (МАНЕТА ДОБРАѦ ЦЕНА РУБЛЬ 1710) The Cyrillic numerals are a numeral system derived from the Cyrillic script, developed in the First Bulgarian Empire in the late tenth century. It was used by the First Bulgarian Empire and by South and East Slavic peoples. The system was used in Russia as late as the early 18th century when Peter the Great replaced it with Arabic numerals. МОСКОВСКИI РУБЛЬ ҂АѰЗ
Edge	Plain