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1 Zloty / 15 Kopěek - Nikolai I Warszawa mint
| Issuer | Warsaw Mint (Mennica Warszawska) |
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| Year | 1834-1841 |
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| Composition | Silver (.868) |
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| Obverse description | The Imperial Russian double-headed eagle displayed in the centre of the field, each head crowned, surmounted by a large imperial crown above. On the breast, an oval shield bearing the mounted figure of St. George slaying the dragon, itself flanked by an ornate wreath. Three smaller heraldic shields adorn each wing, depicting various arms of the Russian Empire. The eagle holds a sceptre in the right talon and an orb in the left. The mintmark 'M W' (Mennica Warszawska) appears below the eagle in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and date are inscribed in four lines across the centre of the field in bold Cyrillic and Latin characters: '15 КОПѢЕКЪ' above '1 ZŁOTY.' followed by the year. A curved Cyrillic legend arcs along the upper portion of the coin reading 'ЧИСТАГО СЕРЕБРА 60¾ ДОЛИ' (meaning 'of pure silver 60¾ dolya'), indicating the fine silver content. The design is framed by a plain inner border and a beaded outer rim. |
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This dual-denomination coin — valued simultaneously in Polish złoty and Russian kopecks — was a direct administrative consequence of the November Uprising of 1830–31. After Russian forces suppressed the revolt, Tsar Nicholas I abolished the separate Polish currency system and began integrating it into the Imperial ruble framework. The Warsaw Mint was kept operational but reoriented to produce coinage that acknowledged Polish monetary tradition while subordinating it to Russian imperial accounting.
The mint continued this bilingual denomination structure until 1841, when the złoty was abolished outright and the series ended.