Beard tax
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A beard tax is a governmental policy that requires men to pay for the privilege of wearing a beard. The most well documented beard tax was in place in Russia during the 18th century.
A Russian beard token from 1705, carried to indicate that the owner had paid the beard tax imposed by Peter the Great
Cyrillic numerals
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Cyrillic numerals are a numeral system derived from the Cyrillic script, developed in the First Bulgarian Empire in the late 10th century. It was used in the First Bulgarian Empire and by South and Ea
Beard tax
…the history of the tax in Russia. The 1699 and 1705 versions were inscribed with the words "money taken" (ДЕНГИ ВЗѦТЫ) on the obverse, and the date in Cyrillic numerals (҂АѰЕ ГОДꙊ, "Year 1705") on the reverse of the 1705 token; the 1710 version was largely the same with an updated date (҂АѰІ, "1710"). The rhomboid…
Tower clock with Cyrillic numerals at the Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery, North Macedonia