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20 Kopecks - Nikolai I / Aleksandr II
| Issuer | Saint Petersburg Mint |
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| Year | 1832-1858 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the bold numeral denomination '20' above the Cyrillic legend КОПѢЕКЪ (Kopecks) in two lines, separated from the four-digit date below by a decorative foliate ornament. The mint mark С.П.Б. (Saint Petersburg) appears beneath the date. The entire central inscription is encircled by a wreath composed of laurel branches on the left and oak branches on the right, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. An imperial crown with cross finial surmounts the wreath at the top. The border features a continuous raised dentilated rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | 20 КОПѢЕКЪ 1849 С.П.Б. (Translation: 20 Kopecks 1849 S.P.B.) |
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This long-running type bridges two reigns not by design change but by administrative inertia — the Imperial coinage reform of 1826 standardized silver fineness and denominations, and the 20-kopeck specification proved stable enough to outlast Nikolai I entirely. Production continued under Aleksandr II with minimal interruption following the 1855 succession.
Saint Petersburg struck these alongside the Ekaterinburg and Warsaw mints during portions of the run, making mint mark attribution essential for precise cataloging. The Warsaw pieces in particular carry a separate political weight — the Polish mint operated under direct Imperial oversight following the suppression of the November Uprising of 1830.