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15 Kopecks 7 orbits
| Issuer | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1924-1931 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The State Arms of the Soviet Union occupies the central field, depicting a hammer and sickle superimposed on a globe, enclosed within sheaves of wheat bound by a ribbon at the base, surmounted by a five-pointed star in the upper field. The circular legend in Cyrillic runs along the periphery, with the abbreviated state name С.С.С.Р. appearing at the bottom. The design reflects the early Soviet heraldic style with seven ribbon orbits encircling the wheat wreath, corresponding to the union republics recognized at the time of issue. |
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| Mintage | 1924 - - 72,426,000 1924 - Proof - 1925 - - 112,709,000 1925 - Proof - 1927 - - 1927 - Proof - 1928 - - 1929 - - 46,400,000 1930 - - 79,868,000 1931 - - 5,099,000 |
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The "7 orbits" nickname refers to the seven raised lines encircling the globe on the reverse, a detail that became a collector shorthand distinguishing this type from later Soviet silver issues. Introduced as part of the 1924 monetary reform that stabilized the ruble after the catastrophic inflation of the Civil War period, these coins circulated alongside the chervonets system and represented Moscow's attempt to restore confidence in hard currency.
Silver content was reduced to .500 fineness rather than the pre-revolutionary .500 standard — notably the same figure but achieved through different alloy composition — before the entire small silver series was abandoned in 1931 as Stalin's industrialization drive made metal conservation a state priority.