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2 Kopecks - Elizabeth value above horseman
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1757-1761 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the elaborately interlaced crowned cypher of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, rendered as a stylized double-E monogram beneath an imperial crown at the top. The cypher is flanked on either side by laurel and palm branches tied at the base, symbolizing glory and peace. The date appears split to either side of the monogram, reading 17 to the left and 58 to the right. The overall composition is characteristic of mid-18th century Russian copper coinage, with bold, deeply struck relief on a plain field. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts St. George as an armored horseman on a rearing horse, facing left, thrusting a spear downward toward a serpent or dragon beneath the horse's hooves, a motif emblematic of the Russian state since medieval times. The denomination legend arcs along the upper portion of the rim in Cyrillic script. The design is rendered in relatively high relief typical of Elizabeth-era copper coinage, with the horseman occupying the full field. The overall style reflects the transitional baroque aesthetics of mid-18th century Imperial Russian minting. |
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These copper 2-kopeck pieces were produced under Empress Elizabeth Petrovna during the Seven Years' War, a conflict that placed enormous strain on Russian state finances and accelerated copper coinage production to meet military expenditure demands. The Moscow and Yekaterinburg mints both contributed output across the emission years, accounting for the die variety range documented in Bitkin 443–458.
Elizabeth's copper coinage of this period is frequently encountered with weak peripheral detail on the reverse — not random strike failure, but a documented consequence of worn working dies being kept in service longer than advisable during high-volume wartime production runs.