Description
Russian Empire, Nicholas II (1894-1917 AD), Gold 5 Rouble (4.28g, 19mm), 1899 ФЗ, Saint Petersburg mint, mint master Felix Zelman. Obverse: Bare head of Emperor Nicholas II facing to the left, Cyrillic legend surrounds, “Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕ РОСС.”. Reverse: Lesser Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire, denomination in Cyrillic and date below. KM Y-62; Friedberg-180. Typical minor contact marks, evenly worn, a nice portrait, near Extremely Fine.
The obverse Russian legend reads in full as “Mи́лости Бо́га, Никола́й II, импера́тор и самоде́ржец всей Росси́и”, with an English transliteration of “mílosti Bóga, Nikoláj II, imperator i samodéržec vsej Rossíi”, with an English translation of “Of God’s Grace, Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat (Tzar) of All of Russia”.