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1/4 Kopeck Serebrom - Nikolai I
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1839-1846 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the ornate Cyrillic imperial monogram of Tsar Nicholas I — an interlaced 'H' and 'I' rendered in elegant cursive script — surmounted by an imperial crown. The monogram is executed in bold relief with decorative flourishes and scrollwork. The entire design is enclosed within a continuous beaded border running along the coin's periphery. No legend appears on the obverse; the monogram alone serves as the sovereign's identification. |
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| Mintage | 1839 СМ - C#142.3 - 450,000 1840 ЕМ - C#142.1 - 10,793,000 1840 СМ - C#142.3 - 2,573,000 1840 СПМ - C#142.2 - 6,400,000 1841 ЕМ - C#142.1 - 3,230,000 1841 СМ - C#142.3 - 3,571,000 1841 СПМ - C#142.2 - 6,400,000 1842 ЕМ - C#142.1 - 1,600,000 1842 СМ - C#142.3 - 3,960,000 1842 СПМ - C#142.2 - 12,800,000 1843 ЕМ - C#142.1 - 1,664,000 1843 СМ - C#142.3 - 2,005,999 1844 СМ - C#142.3 - 3,400,000 1845 СМ - C#142.3 - 3,000,000 1846 СМ - C#142.3 - 3,000,000 |
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This denomination emerged from the monetary reform of 1839, engineered by Finance Minister Yegor Kankrin, which replaced the collapsing assignat ruble with the silver-backed "ruble serebrom" system. The suffix wasn't decorative — it legally distinguished silver-standard coinage from the discredited paper-denominated copper that preceded it. Kankrin's reform held remarkably well until the Crimean War forced Russia off convertibility in 1854.
The three catalog variants reflect progressive die changes across the issue's seven-year run, primarily affecting the eagle's tail feathers and the arrangement of the mint mark.