★ A Poltina of Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great) ★

RUSSIA, Tsars of Russia. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great), 1762-1796. Poltina (1/2 Rouble) 1777 (Gold, 13 mm, 0.60 g, 12 h), St. Petersburg. ЕКАТЕРИ - НА•II•IМП• Crowned and draped bust of Ekaterina II to right. Rev. ПОЛТИ - НА•1777 Crowned monogram. Bitkin 116. Friedberg 136. KM (C) 75. Very minor metal flaw on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the collection of Fridolin Schwitter (1903-1969), owner of ‘Graphische Kunstanstalt Schwitter AG’ in Basel.