Beard Tax Token

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Author name
Chaitanya Krishnan
Source
Sketchfab
Polygon Count
252
Release Date
2018-09-12
License
CC BY 4.0
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A Coin That Stopped the Tsar’s Police From Shaving You
"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