A Silver coin of Russia a little less than a Shilling, on one Side the bust in profile of the present empress Catherine II with an inscription in Russian, on the reverse an imperial Eagle with three crowns holding a Scepter and Globe, underneath, 1764.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 58r

Additional Source Text:

The donor was "of New Ireland."

Notes:

Du Simitière may have had a silver 1-ruble coin like this 1764-1765 example minted during the reign of Catherine the Great of Russia (1762-1796).