Watch List notes:

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (43mm, 55.87 g, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 1769 EM. Crowned script IЄ II monogram; date across field; all within laurel and palm wreath / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; м м flanking tail. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 234; Bitkin 617; Uzdenikov 2709; Brekke 227. Good VF, red-brown surfaces.