Horses
USA - Delaware State Quarter


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Set Details
Coin Description: S1R 2003(SP) TAMING A HORSE
Grade: NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
Owner: brg5658
 
Set Category: Thematic & Topical Coins
Set Name: Horses
Slot Name: USA - Delaware State Quarter
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Purchased on 10/14/2012. Release date: January 31, 2003 Mintage: 5,000 pcs Diameter: 25 mm Thickness: 2.2mm Total weight: 8.53 g Composition: 0.925 silver (7.78g ASW) Edge: Reeded with 200 corrugations Mint: St. Petersburg (SPMD) OBVERSE: Double headed eagle with text "BANK of RUSSIA" below. Perimeter text above "ONE ROUBLE"; small lettering fineness "Ag 925" and actual silver weight "7.78 g"; date 2003 below. REVERSE: Man taming a horse, based on one of the four sculptures in St. Petersburg on the Anichkov Bridge. Text above "SAINT PETERSBURG". ------------------------------------------------------------ This coin celebrates the 300th Anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg, Russia. The man taming a horse design is based on one of the group of sculptures by P.K. Klodt (in German Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg), consisting of four compositions. The statues were installed in 1849 - 1850 on the Anichkov Bridge, the first and most famous bridge across the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The current bridge, built in 1841-42 and reconstructed in 1906-08, combines a simple form with some spectacular decorations. As well as its four famous horse sculptures (1849-50), the bridge has some of the most celebrated ornate iron railings in all of the city.

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