The Blackcock («teterev») and the Bee («pchelka») — varieties of the eagle on copper coins of Alexander I
There are a number of varieties of the image of an eagle on the copper coins of Alexander I, minted in 1810, 1811 and 1812 (2 kopecks, 1 kopeck, denga). These varieties are called: «Bee» and «Blackcock». This is how they look like:
Varieties of the eagle on copper coins of Alexander I |
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«Bee» (aka «Pchelka») |
«Standard» eagle (for comparison) |
«Blackcock» (aka «Teterev») |
The following coins exist with «blackcocks» and «bees», taking into consideration mint name, mintmeister, and the minting year:
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«Bee» |
«Blackcock» |
2 kopecks |
1810 (ЕМ НМ) |
1810 (КМ; КМ ПБ) 1811 (КМ ПБ) 1812 (КМ) |
1 kopeck |
1810 (ЕМ НМ) |
1810 (КМ) 1811 (КМ ПБ) |
денга (half-kopeck) |
1810 (ЕМ НМ) |
1811 (КМ ПБ) |
Created in Russian: May 3, 2012. English translation added: May 1, 2018.
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