RUSSIA. Civil War. White Movement. Copper 5 Rubles Token, 1918. Armavir State Bank. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. KM-3; Bit-6; Brekke-4. Emanating from the last stronghold of the White Army in their stand against communism before being conquered by the Bolsheviks, thus the last coinage with a link to Imperial Russia. Struck from salvaged roofing, plumbing, and other sources of scrap in January 1918. Despite the noted cleaning, an attractive example of the type, with light tan-brown surfaces. From the Sigma Collection.
