An interesting, unprecedented mint destruct with a clear concave reflection of the second quintuple.
The second annual minting of this denomination during the reign of Nicholas II.
On the rim the initials of the St. Petersburg mincmaster Apollon Grasgof.
Obverse: head of Tsar Nicholas II to the left, in the rim a legend:
Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ-И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС;
Reverse: eagle of the Russian Empire of the design of 1886, below the inscription:
5 РУБЛЕЙ 1898 Г;
Gold, diameter 18 mm, weight 4.21 g.
