The last vintage of the first type of 25-gold coins of the partition era. A distinctive type without a raised, pearl edge, which protected the coin's relief from rapid abrasion in circulation.
A rare and treasured item - a gold, Polish, 19th century coin.
Very nice, with beautiful luster and sharp relief, as evidenced by the fully visible tsarist backmark.
Gold, diameter 19 mm, weight 4.89 g.
Obverse: head of Alexander I to the right, in the rim:
ALEXANDER I - EMPEROR SA - W - ROS - KING OF POLAND *.
Reverse: Russian-Polish eagle, under the paws initials I.B. (Jacob Benicke) and date 1819; within the rim:
* 25 ZLOTY - POLSK - 52 Z GRZ - CZ - KOL *.