Title
Russian beard tax
Caption
Peter the Great, Russia.
Copper token authorising the wearing of a beard. It bears the inscription "Dengi vziaty", meaning "the tax has been collected".
1705
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale
Date
1705
Credit line
Photo12
Reference
ASI25A00_002
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27.7Mb (1.1Mb) / 11.8in x 9.1in / 3548 x 2732 (300dpi)