Foreign Coins, Russia, Peter I, the Great, copper beard token, 1705, nose, moustache and beard with Imperial eagle countermark to l., rev. double-headed eagle over Slavic date (Brekke 3, type 3), authenticated and graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 58 Brown, rare
*ex Numismatic Auctions, 30 November 2015, lot 717
This token was issued to men who paid a tax to be allowed to wear facial hair.
Estimate: (1800-2200 GBP)