Watch List notes:

Russia, Empire. Nicholas I AV 5 Rouble. St. Petersburg mint, 1839. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, with shields arranged across wings, and holding sceptre and orb; crown above, A-Ч across lower fields / ✿ ЧИСТАГО ЗОЛОТА 1 ЗОЛОТНИКЪ 39 ДОЛЕЙ, denomination over date, С. П. Б. below; two flowers across upper fields. Bitkin 16. 6.55g, 23mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine; highly lustrous fields.

From the GK Collection (France) of Russian Coins.