Watch List notes:

RUSSIA, Empire. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich. 1894-1917. AV 15 Roubles (24mm, 12.88 g, 12h). Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1897 AΓ. Bare head left / Crowned double-headed eagle facing, with wings spread, collared coat-of-arms on breast, holding scepter and globus cruciger. Bitkin 2; Uzdenikov 0321; Friedberg 177. Minor scratches. EF.

From the Jack A. Frazer Collection. Ex Berk BBS 66 (11 June 1991), lot 662.