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Russian beard tax token from the reign of Peter the Great
This is a Russian beard tax token from the reign of Peter the Great, who set out to modernize Russia by getting everyone to shave. Anyone who wanted to keep a beard had to buy one of these tokens (which bore the legend "the beard is a superfluous burden"). Costs varied by profession -- nobles [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/lhf2fRuaD5g/russian-beard-tax-token-from-t.html
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