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15 Kopecks - Elizabeth Pattern, Novodel
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1761 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, with wings spread, bearing on its breast a shield cartouche containing the large numeral '15' denoting the denomination. The eagle holds orb and sceptre in its talons. Below the eagle, a scrolled ribbon cartouche bears the date '1761'. The design is surrounded by a border of raised pellets within a beaded rim, lending the piece a distinctive pattern coin character. |
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Elizabeth died in December 1761 before this pattern could progress to a regular issue, making it one of several unfinished monetary reforms cut short by her death. The "Novodel" designation marks it as a later restrike produced by the St. Petersburg Mint — likely in the 19th century — for collectors and cabinet sets rather than any circulation purpose. These restrikes were an open practice of the Imperial Mint, sometimes struck on blanks of inconsistent quality.
Bitkin H574 places it firmly in the "hypothetical novodel" category, meaning the original dies may not have survived and restrike dies were themselves reconstructed.