I've been looking for this coin for a long time but it seems to be rather elusive.
Does anybody know why this particular date is so rare and sought after? The mintage figure is just under 600 000 but I'm aware that, according to Severin, no official figures for 1892-94 are available from the Russian Imperial Mint and the mintage figures found in most catalogues can't be relied on.
However, it strikes me as rather strange that this denomination should be so rare. After all, when it comes to the other denominations struck in 1894: the 10-rouble piece, the 1-rouble, the 50-kopeck and the 25-kopeck it's exactly the other way round - they appear to be a great deal more common than those struck between 1886-93! Besides, the 1894 denominations are believed to have been struck well into 1895! Something of a mystery, isn't it?