BSG.BS.00688 — Russian, Customs Seal, Eagle, Lesser Imperial Arms

Found at Rotherhithe on the Thames Foreshore, 17mm, 9.0g.

Double-headed eagle // 30, Cyrillic script around

A Russian customs seal showing the Lesser arms of the Empire, which were in use from 1883 to 1917.

From Ged Dodd, "A Russian State Customs Tax seal submitted by Stuart F Elton and found at Rotherhithe on the Thames Foreshore by Judith Hazell. The obverse has the Lesser Arms of the Russian State in operation from 1883 -1917. The reverse has *ДН*ИВСКОИ.Т. around the number 30. *DH* IVSKOI . T where T = TAMOЖHЯ = Customs Tax. I think the rest "says" ..pertaining to the Inspector Number 30. .... .see ref IDS 1089 on The PeaceHavens Project - Seal Numbers 1001 - 1100 Further relevent information can be found on The PeaceHavens Project - Russian State Arms Custom Tax Seals."