| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Nicholas II (1894-1917) |
| Face Value | 50 Kopeks |
| Year of issue | 1913 |
| Metal | Silver |
| Fineness | 900 |
| Catalogue # | KM# 58.2; Bitkin 93; Conros 121/29 |
| Weight | 9,99 g |
| Diameter | 26,75 mm |
| Our code | G496 |
| Die Axis | ↑↑ |
| Additional info | Possibly historically cleaned |
Russia, Nicholas II, 50 Kopeks 1913 BC, XF‑UNC
Portrait of the Emperor Nicholas II, legend around
Legend:
Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС.
Translation:
By the grace of God Nicholas II Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia
♦
Double-headed eagle with a crown above. Denomination; date.
Legend:
50 КОПѢЕКЪ 1913 Г.
Translation:
50 Kopecks 1913 year
♦
Edge:
ЧИСТАГО СЕРЕБРА 2 ЗОЛОТНИКА 10.5 ДОЛЕЙ (B.C)
Translation:
Pure Silver 2 Zolotniks 10.5 parts (B.C)
Nicholas II (1894-1917)
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Obverse: Portrait of the Emperor Nicholas II, legend around
Legend (Russian): Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС.
Translation: By the grace of God Nicholas II Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia
Reverse: Double-headed eagle with a crown above. Denomination; date.
Legend (Russian): 50 КОПѢЕКЪ 1913 Г.
Translation: 50 Kopecks 1913 year
Edge (text in Russian): ЧИСТАГО СЕРЕБРА 2 ЗОЛОТНИКА 10.5 ДОЛЕЙ (B.C)
Translation: Pure Silver 2 Zolotniks 10.5 parts (B.C)
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History
In the winter of 1913, St. Petersburg staged a celebration on a scale it had rarely attempted. Three hundred years had passed since the election of Mikhail Romanov as Tsar, ending the Time of Troubles and establishing the dynasty that had ruled Russia ever since. The tercentenary was declared a national event of the highest order. Nevsky Prospect was hung with portraits of every tsar from Mikhail to Nicholas, illuminated at night by chains of electric lights. The Winter Palace received dignitaries from across the empire – princes from the Baltic, high priests from Armenia and Georgia, tribal chiefs from Central Asia. At the Mariinsky Theatre, a gala performance of Glinka’s A Life for the Tsar was performed before a house blazing with jewels and uniforms. Fireworks lit the sky above the Neva.
The 50 Kopeks of 1913 circulated through all of it. A coin of everyday commerce, it bore the initials ВС for Viktor Smirnov, the St. Petersburg Mint’s assay master – a small, bureaucratic initial that nonetheless places this coin precisely within the last years of the imperial monetary system. On the obverse, the double-headed eagle of the Romanovs; on the reverse, the denomination within an ornate wreath. Silver, modest, functional – and freighted now with everything that followed.
What makes 1913 so charged in retrospect is the total absence of any visible sign of what was coming. Russia that year was, by most measurable indicators, a country on the rise. Industrial output was growing faster than in any other European nation. Agricultural reforms were transforming the countryside. The Duma was functioning, however imperfectly. Foreign capital was flowing in. A visitor to Moscow or St. Petersburg in the spring of 1913 would have seen a confident, expanding empire, full of the noise and energy of modernity.
And yet the foundations were more fragile than they appeared. Nicholas II, who rode through Moscow that May at the head of a magnificent procession, had never truly accepted the constitutional reforms of 1905. He regarded the Duma as an alien imposition, the people’s representatives as an obstacle rather than a resource. His Empress, Alexandra, increasingly under the influence of Rasputin, was withdrawing from political reality into a private world of prayer and mysticism. The court was insular. The warnings went unread.
Fourteen months after this coin was minted, Russia mobilized for a world war it was not prepared to fight. Four years after that, the dynasty whose tercentenary these coins had celebrated in silver and fireworks ceased to exist – not with a proclamation, but with a bayonet, in a basement in Yekaterinburg.
This is a coin from the last year Russia did not know what it was about to lose.
Coin condition (grade) is described using the following scale, based on internationally recognised numismatic grading standards. Where a grade is separated by a slash (e.g. VF/XF), the obverse and reverse differ in condition – VF obverse, XF reverse in this example.
| Grade | Full name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F | Fine | Noticeable, moderate to considerable wear across the design; major details, lettering and date remain clearly legible |
| F+ | Choice Fine | Slightly better than Fine |
| F‑VF | Fine to Very Fine | Between Fine and Very Fine |
| aVF | About Very Fine | Slightly below Very Fine |
| VF | Very Fine | Moderate wear on the higher points; major design elements and lettering remain sharp and well-defined |
| VF+ | Choice Very Fine | Slightly better than Very Fine |
| VF‑XF | Very Fine to Extremely Fine | Between Very Fine and Extremely Fine |
| aXF | About Extremely Fine | Slightly below Extremely Fine |
| XF | Extremely Fine | Light wear confined to the highest points of the design; most original detail and some mint lustre remain |
| XF+ | Choice Extremely Fine | Slightly better than Extremely Fine |
| XF‑UNC | Extremely Fine to Uncirculated | Between Extremely Fine and Uncirculated |
| aUNC | About Uncirculated | Slightly below Uncirculated |
| UNC | Uncirculated | Shows no evidence of circulation wear; retains its original mint lustre, which may appear naturally subdued with age |
| Proof | Proof | Struck specifically for collectors from specially prepared, polished dies on polished planchets, giving sharp detail and mirror-like fields. Refers to how the coin was made, not to its state of preservation |
| Prooflike (PL) | Prooflike | A coin from the ordinary circulation production that happens to show mirror-like fields, usually from early strikes with fresh dies – it looks similar to a Proof but was not specially struck for collectors |
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