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2 Kopecks Trial strike
| Issuer | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | The State Coat of Arms of the Soviet Union occupies the central field, depicting a hammer and sickle superimposed on a globe, flanked by symmetrical sheaves of wheat bound with ribbons and surmounted by a five-pointed star. The legend 'СССР' (USSR) appears in bold Cyrillic characters along the lower rim beneath the heraldic device. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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In 1958, the Soviet government prepared a full coinage reform intended to redenominate the ruble at a ratio of 10:1, replacing the Stalin-era designs across all denominations. Trial strikes were produced that year across the entire proposed series, but the reform was postponed — officially implemented only in 1961. The two-year gap between these trials and actual circulation gives 1958-dated production pieces an ambiguous status that still occupies Soviet numismatists.
Fedorin's classification assigns this piece a distinct catalog number from the circulation issue, reflecting genuine die and compositional differences documented in Russian specialist literature. The Ushakov "Р-1" designation confirms first-category rarity within that reference system.