RUSSIAN EMPIRE Coins
Kopeck | Akçe: Dual-Denomination Coin of the Crimea
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Kopeck and 3 Akçe of the Crimean Khanate Example Specimen: 1 Kopeck and 3 Akçe, struck in 1780 (Crimean Khanate under Russian Empire protectorate) Authority and Imagery: The reverse (left) featur…
Tauride Coins (1787-1788): The Rare Copper Kopecks
Illustrated Specimen Details: Tauride Coins Example Specimen: 2 kopecks, 1788 (Russian Empire — Tauride Mint) Visual Assessment & Rarity: At first glance, the photo shows an extremely common Russian copper coin of the 18th …
From Denga to Den'ga: Evolution of Russia's Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Den'ga Example Specimen: Den'ga, 1827 (Russian Empire) Authority & Heraldry: This specimen was minted in 1827 at the Ekaterinburg Mint (marked Е.М. ) during the reign of Nicholas…
Kolyvan Copper and the Suzun Mint: Siberian Coins
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Siberian Polushka Example Specimen: Polushka, 1769 (Siberia Governorate of the Russian Empire) Authority & Heraldry: This fractional copper coin was issued under Catherine II (Ekaterina …
Kopeck-Ruble | Grosz-Zloty Coins: Kingdom of Poland
Illustrated Specimen Details: 15 Kopeck | 1 Zloty Example Specimen: 15 Kopeck | 1 Zloty, 1838 (Kingdom of Poland) Authority & Identification: This silver coin, minted in 1838 at the Warsaw Mint (marked "MW" ), rep…
Denezhka Coin: The Imperial Russian Half Kopeck
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Denezhka Example Specimen: Denezhka, 1854 (Russian Empire) Authority & Identification: This copper coin was issued by the Russian Empire. The obverse features the crowned monogram of Nic…
Discovering the Finnish Penni: 1/100 Markka History
Illustrated Specimen Details: Penni Coin Example Specimen: 1 Penni, 1917 (Grand Duchy of Finland / Finnish Civil War) Historical Context: During the period of 1809-1917, Finland was an autonomous part of the Russian Empire. In …
Sadagura Coins: Russian and Ottoman Currency Combined
Illustrated Specimen Details: Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia Example Specimen: 2 para and 3 kopecks, 1773 — Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia Design & Inscriptions: Sadagura coins are a fascinating type of …
Grosz Denomination: The Fractional Coin of Poland
Illustrated Specimen Details: 10 Groszy (Russian Partition of Poland) Example Specimen: 10 Groszy, 1840 — Russian Partition of Poland (Congress Poland) Design & Historical Context: The obverse of this billon coin features t…
Grivennik Coin: 10 Kopek Silver Denomination of russia
Illustrated Specimen Details: Grivennik (Russian Empire) Example Specimen: Grivennik (Гривенникъ), 1748 — Russian Empire Empress Elizabeth I: This silver coin displays the portrait of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna , who reigned fr…
Polushka Coin: 1/4 Kopeck of the Russian Empire
Illustrated Specimen Details: Polushka (Russian Empire) Example Specimen: Polushka (полушка), 1735 — Russian Empire Monarch and Authority: This coin was issued during the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna (Anna of Russia), who r…
Poltina (Half Ruble): History of the silver russian coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Poltina Example Specimen: Alexander I (1819) — Russian Empire The coin shown above is a silver poltina minted during the reign of Emperor Alexander I . The design is characteristic of 19th-century …
Polupoltinnik (25 Kopecks) of russian Empire
Illustrated Specimen Details: Polupoltinnik Example Specimen: Elizaveta Petrovna (1754) — Russian Empire The coin shown above is a silver polupoltinnik issued in 1754 during the reign of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna . The obverse features a …
Kopeck serebrom: coin of Russian Empire (1839-1848)
KOPECK SEREBROM: COIN OF RUSSIA 1 kopeck serebrom, 1841: Russian Empire Ruler: Nicholas I (Russian "Николай Павлович Романов") — Emperor of Russia (1825-1855), King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. 1 КОПѢЙКА СЕРЕБРОМЪ : 1 kop…