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18 Groschen - Elizabeth
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1759-1761 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Empress Elizabeth I facing right, her hair elaborately curled and dressed with a small crown at the top. The effigy displays detailed lace or foliate ornamentation at the neckline and shoulders, rendered in a Baroque style characteristic of mid-18th century Russian coinage. A circular legend surrounds the portrait, separated from the bust by the coin's inner field. |
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| Reverse description | A displayed single-headed Prussian eagle with wings spread, bearing on its breast a shield inscribed with the numeral '18' denoting the denomination. The eagle holds a sceptre in its right talon and an orb in its left, and is surmounted by a royal crown. The date appears in the exergue below the eagle, and the circular legend referencing the Kingdom of Prussia runs along the upper periphery. |
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| Edge | Diagonal reeding |
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