Item number: A1806

Year: AD 1818

Material: Silver

Size: 35.5 x 35.5 x 2.2 mm

Weight: 20.3 g

Manufactured by: St. Petersburg Mint

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2014

This is a 1-rouble silver coin issued in the year AD 1818 during the reign of Tsar Alexander I of Russia.

The obverse of the coin features the double-headed eagle, the emblem of the Russian Empire. Due to its age, the details of the coat of arms have worn down, with the depiction of Saint George slaying the dragon on the shield now faded. However, the eagle remains recognisable, with a crown above its heads and holding a sceptre in one talon and an orb topped with a cross in the other. Below the emblem, the initials “ПС” represent the mint overseer, Pavel Stupitsyn, followed by the coin’s year of issue, “1818.” Encircling the design is a Russian inscription, “МОНЕТА РУБЛЬ” (Coin Rouble), ornamented with three six-pointed stars.

The reverse of the coin features a four-line inscription indicating its silver content: “ЧИСТАГО СЕРЕБРА 4 ЗОЛОТН. 21 ДОЛЯ” (Pure silver, 4 zolotniks, 21 dolya), equivalent to 0.900 fine silver. Below this inscription, the abbreviation “С.П.Б.” denotes the Saint Petersburg Mint. The design is encircled by a wreath of intertwined oak and laurel branches, tied with a ribbon, while a crown is positioned at the top.

During the reign of Alexander I, the Russian Empire faced its greatest challenge with Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in AD 1812. However, Russia successfully repelled the invaders through the scorched earth policy and the harsh winter. In AD 1814, Alexander I led the Russian army on a march to Paris, establishing Russia as a significant power in post-Napoleonic Europe, one that could no longer be ignored. In AD 1825, Alexander I died of typhus while on a journey in the south. Having no legitimate children, the succession to the throne fell to his second brother, Constantine, and third brother, Nicholas. After a brief political crisis, Nicholas was ultimately confirmed as the successor to the Russian throne.

物件編號: A1806

年代: 公元 1818 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 35.5 x 35.5 x 2.2 mm

重量: 20.3 g

製造地: 聖彼得堡造幣廠

來源: 大城郵幣社 2014

這是一枚公元1818年，俄羅斯沙皇亞歷山大一世在位期間發行的面額1盧布銀幣。

錢幣正面有一個象徵俄羅斯帝國的雙頭鷹國徽，由於年代久遠，國徽的細節已經磨損，例如盾牌內的聖喬治屠惡龍的圖像已經消失，但仍能認出鷹徽的頭上有一頂王冠，鷹爪的兩側各抓著一根權杖和一顆帶球十字架。鷹徽下緣有監工帕維爾·斯圖皮岑的姓名戳記「ПС」，再下方則是錢幣的發行年份「1818」。周圍是以三枚六芒星裝飾的俄文銘文「МОНЕТА  РУБЛЬ」(硬幣 盧布)。

背面中央是標示含銀量的四行銘文「ЧИСТАГО СЕРЕБРА 4 ЗОЛОТН. 21 ДОЛЯ」(純銀 4 佐洛特尼克 21 份)，相當於0.900純銀。含銀量底下是聖彼得堡造幣廠的縮寫「С.П.Б.」，周圍是以打結的橡樹和月桂葉花環作為裝飾，頂部則有一頂皇冠。

亞歷山大一世在位期間，俄羅斯帝國面臨最大的挑戰是公元1812年拿破崙對俄遠征，但是俄羅斯憑藉著焦土政策和嚴寒的冬季成功擊退侵略者。公元1814年，亞歷山大一世更率領俄軍遠征巴黎，讓俄羅斯成為後拿破崙時代，歐洲各國不容小覷的重要力量。公元1825年，亞歷山大一世在南巡途中死於傷寒，由於他沒有正式的婚生子女，因此二弟康斯坦丁和三弟尼古拉成為王位繼承人，經過短暫的政治風波後，最終確立由三弟尼古拉繼承俄羅斯沙皇的寶座。