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RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. Novodel CU Beard Token (22mm, 3.62 g, 12h). Kadashevsky mint. Dated 1705 (in Cyrillic numerals). Nose with beard and mustache; legend in two lines above / Crowned double-headed eagle holding scepter and globus cruciger; over legend in two lines. Bitkin Ж3896. Brown surfaces, slightly bent. Good VF.
Among his many efforts to westernize Russian society, in 1698 Petr I placed a tax on beards, then seen as a particularly eastern tradition. Those who paid the tax were issued tokens to prove they were allowed to wear facial hair.
Among his many efforts to westernize Russian society, in 1698 Petr I placed a tax on beards, then seen as a particularly eastern tradition. Those who paid the tax were issued tokens to prove they were allowed to wear facial hair.