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2 Kopecks - Alexander II Novodell
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1863 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | Denomination numeral '2' in the upper field, flanked by two small floral rosettes, above the Cyrillic legend 'КОПѢЙКИ' in bold incuse lettering. Below, the date '1863' is inscribed, followed by the Ekaterinburg Mint mark 'ЕМ' at the base. The entire design is enclosed within a wreath of laurel and oak branches, tied at the foot, all contained within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 КОПѢЙКИ 1863 ЕМ |
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Novodels — official restrike proofs produced by the St. Petersburg Mint for collectors and diplomats — were made in small, unrecorded quantities, often on different planchets or in different metals than the original circulation issues. This piece, struck in copper-nickel-tin rather than the standard copper of regular 1863 kopeck coinage, is characteristic of that practice. The composition itself signals its nature more plainly than any documentation could.