The abbreviation "B.M." can be found on the 19th century coins of the Russian partition from 1850 - 1864. It is quite common knowledge that a coin with such an abbreviation was minted at the Warsaw Mint. But what does the abbreviation itself mean? We met with such a question. In fact, many directories don't explain this ...
"B. M." it is short for "Варшавская Монета" or "Warsaw coin". 19th-century coins from the Warsaw Mint |