Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction LIV 7-8 Nov 2020
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Russia. Catherine II 'the Great' (1762-1796). 2 Paras (3 Kopecks) 1772, mint in Sadogura (for Moldavia and Wallachia). Bitkin 1247. Uzdenikov 4911. AE. 21.15 g. 36.50 mm. Very fine for issue. Good VF.
During the Russian-Turkish war (1768-1774), the Russians, under general P. A. Rumyantzev, pushed the Turks out of the Romanian territories of Moldavia and Wallachia. The contract to supply coinage for the newly conquered districts was awarded to the Polish baron Peter Gartenberg, who established a mint at his new estate of Sadagura ('Garden Mountain' in Russian), striking copper coins of dual denomination, in Turkish Para and Russian Denga. Metal from captured Turkish cannons was used for the coins. The first trial issues utilized imperial Russian symbols, but the regular circulation strikes merely featured the Moldavia and Wallachia arms. Gartenberg's Sadagura mint operated for only four years, closing in 1774 (CNG 129, lot 439).
During the Russian-Turkish war (1768-1774), the Russians, under general P. A. Rumyantzev, pushed the Turks out of the Romanian territories of Moldavia and Wallachia. The contract to supply coinage for the newly conquered districts was awarded to the Polish baron Peter Gartenberg, who established a mint at his new estate of Sadagura ('Garden Mountain' in Russian), striking copper coins of dual denomination, in Turkish Para and Russian Denga. Metal from captured Turkish cannons was used for the coins. The first trial issues utilized imperial Russian symbols, but the regular circulation strikes merely featured the Moldavia and Wallachia arms. Gartenberg's Sadagura mint operated for only four years, closing in 1774 (CNG 129, lot 439).