Offered is a pleasing 1923 20 Kopek, struck in .500AR, KM#Y82. These coins remained in circulation much longer than other denominations, and thusly, Stalin issued a directive for their withdrawl / confiscation in an attempt to shore up the national reserves in the latter 1920s. They persisted in circulation, a situation which was leveraged by Stalin to initiate purges throughout the financial services sector of the USSR, eaning the silver 20k the nickname the ‘Death Sentence Coin.’ Rarely encountered this nice, this problem-free, higher-grade piece represents a choice example for the type.
Offered is a pleasing 1923 20 Kopek, struck in .500AR, KM#Y82. These coins remained in circulation much longer than other denominations, and thusly, Stalin issued a directive for their withdrawl / confiscation in an attempt to shore up the national reserves in the latter 1920s. They persisted in circulation, a situation which was leveraged by Stalin to initiate purges throughout the financial services sector of the USSR, eaning the silver 20k the nickname the ‘Death Sentence Coin.’ Rarely encountered this nice, this problem-free, higher-grade piece represents a choice example for the type.
