Russia, Empire. Catherine II CU Kopeck. Red mint, 1789. St. George on horseback to right, slaying dragon with spear; M-M across fields, denomination on scroll below / Crowned monogram, date across fields; all within wreath. Bitkin 547. 10.20g, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare; rated R4 by Bitkin and only one other example on Coin Archives, in a considerably inferior condition, which hammered for CHF 1,400 (Sincona 24, lot 1538).
From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.