RSFSR gold coin 1 chervonets 1923

Obverse: The RSFSR arms stand before the rising sun and are framed by ears of grain, with the slogan and republic name around them.

Reverse: A farmer scatters seed before a plough, an industrial skyline and the rising sun; the denomination and date 1923 complete the design.

Edge: The edge inscription gives the fine gold weight in zolotniks and dolyas; the 1923 issue bears the initials “П•Л”.

The gold chervonets dated 1923 is known as the Sower after the farmer shown on its reverse. Its obverse names the RSFSR, although the issue belongs to the Soviet Union’s early years. This .900 gold coin weighs about 8.6 g and served a different purpose from small change. Later strikes reused the design, so the inscribed date and the actual strike must be considered separately.

Year

1923

Denomination

1 chervonets

Metal

gold

Fineness

900‰

Weight

8.603 g

Diameter

22.6 mm

Mintage

no data