Russia, Empire (Occupation of Prussia). Elizabeth BI 18 Groschen. Königsberg mint, 1759. ELISAB : I : D : G : IMP : TOT : RUSS, crowned and draped bust to right / MONETA : REGNI : PRVSSIAE :, crowned eagle facing, with head to left and wings spread, wearing shield inscribed with denomination on breast and holding sceptre and orb; date across lower fields. Bitkin -, cf. 671ff. 5.50g, 28mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare, particularly in this condition; dies not listed in Bitkin.
From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins;
Ex Sincona AG, Auction 32, 24 October 2016, lot 1299 (5,250 CHF).
The Russian Empire occupied eastern Prussia from January 1758 to May 1762, as part of the wider Seven Years' War.