Ducat 1729 (portrait with bow)

The coins had a fixed value, their weight was equal to the European ducats. Ducat with the portrait of Peter II were issued only in 1729, in two versions: with a bow on my head without bow. The circumference of the front and reverse sides of the coins there is a rim consisting of teeth (may be partially or completely absent).

On the obverse is a portrait of Peter II in profile, face to the right. In a circle the inscription, divided into two parts - "•ПЕТРЪ:II: *  ИМПЕРАТОРЪ"

The reverse depicts the coat of arms of the Russian Empire the second quarter of the eighteenth century: the double-headed eagle with the lifted wings, crowned by two Imperial crowns, above the same crown but larger. Right Talon the eagle holds a scepter, the left power. On the eagle's breast, a round shield with the emblem of Moscow: St. George on horseback slaying a serpentine dragon with wings. In a circle the inscription (starting at the top) - "IСАМОДЕРЖ:ВСЕРОСIИСКIИ 1729"(letters converted basis inside).


The photo shows the instances from the exposition of the State Hermitage Museum that have a number: HE-R-A3-388, HE-R-AZ-1760.