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RUSSIA: Peter I, the Great, 1696-1725, AE beard token, 1705, PCGS XF details

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RUSSIA: Peter I, the Great, 1696-1725, AE beard token, 1705, PCGS XF details
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RUSSIA: Peter I, the Great, 1696-1725, AE beard token, 1705, Brekke-5, Bit-3894, Novodel type, narrow beard type; crowned double-headed eagle over date // denomination above nose, moustache, lips and beard, counterstamped with double-headed eagle, scratch, PCGS graded XF details, ex Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection. In 1698, Tsar Peter I of Russia instituted a beard tax as part of an effort to bring Russian society in line with Western European models. To enforce the ban on beards, the tsar empowered police to forcibly and publicly shave those who refused to pay the tax. Those who paid the tax were required to carry a "beard token." However, from a financial standpoint, the tax was unsuccessful due both to the relatively low number of people unwilling to shave their beards and an overestimation of the ability of the Russian state to administer and collect the tax. In 1772, the tax was formally repealed by Catherine the Great.