Coin holder with the inscription in Cyrillic
Coin holder with the inscription in Cyrillic
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
The 1890s
Silver; champleve enamel, carving
Height 7.8 cm
Marks: "OM"; “84”; St. Petersburg coat of arms
Coin holder is a container for small coins of various denominations in the form of cylindrical column with a spring on each side. Round smooth plate that corresponds to a coin diameter is soldered to each spring. The coin holder surface is decorated with enamel geometric pattern, realized in the Russian style. The words of the proverb in Cyrillic are on the coin holder top and bottom parts. The enamels color scheme is based on the combination of red, turquoise, blue and white tints.
Инв.4140/ДПИ