Hi, I recently was given this coin 1816 5 Zlotych from Poland. Observe: ALEXANDER I CESARZ SA.W.ROS.KRÓL POLSKI Reverse: 1816 I B 5 ZŁOTYCH POLSKICH 17 211/625 Z GRZ.CZ.KOL I am not an expert on World Coins and would appreciate if someone could provide some information on this coin. Is it rare / valuable and how much it is worth in US dollars. I researched the coin but found little information and it is not on Ebay. Attached are pictures of the coin. Thank you, Steve
After a few divisions, most part of territory of Poland entered into Russian Empire. Poland got the status of kingdom (in composition Empire); accordingly, Russian emperor Alexander I, represented on your coin, at the same time was Polish king. The letters of "СА" designate a word "owner", id est, unlimited monarch. For an appeal on territory of Poland from 1816 an own coin was minted. Presented 5 zloty were produced in an amount 971000 pcs. They were made from silver .868, weight - 15,59 gramme. The cost of such coin in Russia exceeds 100 dollars.
You might want to try the forum that is made specifically for people to ask what their coins are worth. the 'What's it Worth' forum. Nice coin by the way, wish I could be of more assistance. link to the 'What"s it Worth' forum: http://www.cointalk.com/f23/
