Beard Tax Token

Description

A Coin That Stopped the Tsar’s Police From Shaving You<br> "Money Taken" tokens, issued in 1699 during the reign of Peter the Great. All who wanted to keep their beard in St. Petersburg, had to pay tax, receiving such a token as proof that tax was paid. Heres a more colorful article about these tokens - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-was-the-beard-tax?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=43a8d52d3e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-43a8d52d3e-66186853&ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_9_11_2018_COPY_01)&mc_cid=43a8d52d3e&mc_eid=c396b12c99 Original Image from http://numistika.com/vkgm%20collection.html