6 Roubles - Nicholas I


Platinum (.950)	20.71 g	28.5 mm

Description

Issuer	Russian Empire
Emperor	Nicholas I (1825-1855)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1829-1845
Value	6 Roubles (6 Рублей)
Currency	Rouble (1700-1917)
Composition	Platinum (.950)
Weight	20.71 g
Diameter	28.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-07

References

Numista	N#23168
Rarity index	87%

Reverse

Denomination; date.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
4 ЗОЛ· 82 ДОЛ· ЧИСТОЙ УРАЛЬСКОИ ПЛАТИНЫ
* 6 *
РУБЛЕЙ
НА СЕРЕБРО
1829
С.П.Б.

Translation:
4 zolotniks 82 dolyas (parts) pure Ural platinum
6
Roubles
in silver
SPB

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Note: The low mintage figures incorporated in the following listings of Russian platinum issues are not necessarily reflective of relative scarcity as many of the issues were restruck at later dates, using original dies in unrecorded quantities.

Bitkin 59 (R2).

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 6 Roubles - Nicholas I 1829-1845 coin is that it was minted during a time when platinum was not yet widely used in coinage, and its use in this coin was a significant innovation in minting technology.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1829 СПБ	828	-	-	-	-	-	-
1830 СПБ	8610	-	-	-	-	-	-
1831 СПБ	2784	-	-	-	-	-	-
1832 СПБ	1502	-	-	-	-	-	-
1833 СПБ	302	-	-	-	-	-	-
1834 СПБ	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
1835 СПБ	107	-	-	-	-	-	-
1836 СПБ	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
1837 СПБ	253	-	-	-	-	-	-
1838 СПБ	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
1839 СПБ	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1840 СПБ	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1841 СПБ	170	-	-	-	-	-	-
1842 СПБ	121	-	-	-	-	-	-
1843 СПБ	127	-	-	-	-	-	-
1844 СПБ	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
1845 СПБ	2	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 6 Roubles - Nicholas I 1829-1845 coin.