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1 Rouble - Elizabeth Piedfort
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1756 |
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| Engraver(s) | Timofey Ivanov |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | Central field features an ornate crowned double-cipher monogram of Empress Elizabeth I, composed of interlaced Cyrillic letters 'E' rendered in an elaborate baroque scrollwork cartouche with foliate and acanthus decoration. The date 1756 is inscribed to the left of the monogram, while the legend is distributed around the periphery. A beaded border frames the entire design, consistent with the proof piedfort presentation quality of this pattern issue from the Saint Petersburg Mint. |
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Piedfort strikings from the Elizabeth period were not produced for circulation — they served as presentation pieces, likely destined for court officials, foreign dignitaries, or the empress's own cabinet. The 1756 date places this during the Seven Years' War, when Russia had formally entered the conflict against Prussia, and the St. Petersburg mint was simultaneously managing wartime coinage demands alongside prestige productions of this kind.
The Bit#H and Diakov#N prefixes both signal a non-circulating specimen category in their respective reference systems — the H and N designations denoting novodel or related special strikings depending on the cataloger's classification.