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10 Roubles - Catherine II
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1766-1776 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1700-1917) |
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| Reverse lettering | IМПРСКАЯ РОССIЙС МОН·ЦЕНА ДЕСЯТ·РƔБ 1 7 6 6 (Translation: Imperial Russian coin, value of ten Roubles 1766) |
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| Mintage | 1766 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 159,133 1767 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 92,000 1768 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 50,570 1769 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 80,000 1770 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 10,000 1771 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 31,500 1772 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 50,708 1773 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 54,319 1774 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 52,529 1775 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 50,000 1776 СПБ - St. Petersburg Mint - 67,684 |
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Catherine II's gold rouble series of this period was minted primarily to facilitate large-scale state payments and diplomatic gifts rather than everyday commerce — a 10-rouble piece represented roughly a month's wage for a skilled artisan, making retail circulation essentially theoretical. Production was concentrated at the St. Petersburg mint, which had been substantially retooled following Elizabeth's reign. The decade spanned by this issue coincides almost exactly with the Pugachev Rebellion of 1773–75, during which the empire's monetary apparatus came under serious logistical strain.
The .917 fineness standard adopted here derived from a 1763 monetary reform early in Catherine's reign, intended to rationalize gold coinage after years of inconsistent alloy practices under her predecessors.