Russia - 1 Rouble 1740 - Anna - Silver .802, 25.85g, 41 mm - PCGS XF Details - Bit-207 Plain Cross

Russia - 1 Rouble 1740 - Anna - Silver .802, 25.85g, 41 mm - PCGS XF Details - Bit-207 Plain Cross Russian silver rouble issued during the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna, struck in 1740. Large silver coins of this era are considered among the most impressive and historically significant coins of the 18th-century Russian Empire. Obverse: Bust of Empress Anna facing right, surrounded by a Russian inscription. Inscription: "БМ·АННА·IМПЕРАТРИЦА·I САМОДЕРЖИЦА·ВСЕРОСИСКАЯ·" Translation: "By the Grace of God, Anna, Empress and Autocrat of All Russia". Reverse: Crowned double-headed imperial eagle bearing the symbols of the Russian Empire, surrounded by the denomination and date. Inscription: "МОНЕТА РƔБЛЬ" Translation: "Rouble Coin". Date: 1740. The coin is graded by PCGS as XF Details, with the designation "Surfaces Smoothed".