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10 Kopecks - Alexander II
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1859-1860 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '10' appears prominently in the upper central field, flanked by two six-pointed stars, with the Cyrillic legend 'КОПѢЕКЪ' (Kopecks) immediately below, all enclosed within a decorative wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base. A small ornamental device separates the denomination legend from the date '1859' inscribed in the centre field, with the mint mark 'С.П.Б.' (St. Petersburg) displayed beneath. A small Imperial crown surmounts the wreath at the top of the design. |
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| Edge | Dashed |
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These two years mark a narrow transitional window in Russian silver coinage — 1859 saw the introduction of a revised portrait type for Alexander II, replacing the earlier effigy used since his accession in 1855. The timing was not incidental: the early 1860s brought the emancipation of the serfs in 1861 and with it significant fiscal disruption, after which silver subsidiary coinage increasingly gave way to issues in lower-grade alloys.
Y#20.1 distinguishes this from the subsequent type by mint mark placement on the reverse.