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15 Kopecks - Nicholas II without mintmark
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1915-1917 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#21a.1, Y#21a.3 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination '15' in large numerals at the centre of the field, flanked on either side by a small six-pointed star. Below the numeral appears the Cyrillic inscription 'КОПѢЕКЪ' (Kopecks) in bold capital letters, followed by a decorative ornamental divider consisting of stylised arrows and pellets. The date of issue appears in the lower field. The entire composition is enclosed within a wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow, surmounted at the apex by the small Imperial crown with a cross finial. The border is formed by a uniform denticular rim. |
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| Mintage | 1915 ВС - Y#21a.3; Petrograd Mint - 59,333,333 1916 - Y#21a.1; Osaka, Japan; without mintmaster initials - 96,666,000 1916 ВС - Y#21a.3; Petrograd Mint - 96,773,333 1917 ВС - Y#21a.3; Petrograd Mint - 14,300,000 |
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By 1915, the financial strain of the First World War had forced Russia off the gold standard and sent silver hoarding into overdrive. Coins of even modest silver content vanished from circulation almost immediately upon release, which is precisely why this reduced-fineness issue — down from the prewar .500 standard's already-debased predecessor — was abandoned in favor of paper substitutes before the war's end. The Provisional Government inherited the problem and never solved it.
The absence of a mintmark reflects consolidated production at the St. Petersburg facility, renamed Petrograd in 1914.