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20 Kopeks - Ekaterina II
| Issuer | Tauric Mint (Imperial Russia) |
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| Year | 1787 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the interlaced Cyrillic monogram of Empress Catherine II (Екатерина II), formed by two intertwined letters surmounted by an imperial crown. The monogram is rendered in bold relief against a plain field. A circular Cyrillic legend surrounds the device, with the date 1787 inscribed along the lower arc. |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '20' dominates the central field, indicating the denomination, rendered in bold outlined characters. A continuous border of twenty raised dots encircles the numeral, running along the inner periphery of the coin. The mint mark 'Т.М.' (Тавричесий Монетный двор — Tauric Mint) appears in the lower field beneath the denomination. |
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The Tauric Mint at Feodosia operated for barely two years, established specifically to produce coinage from silver looted during Russia's annexation of Crimea in 1783. Catherine II ordered a distinct regional issue — separate from the standard Imperial coinage — partly as a political statement to the newly absorbed Crimean Tatars and partly to absorb local bullion stocks. The mint closed in 1788, making the entire Feodosia output a compressed series with no continuity before or after.
Billon content varied noticeably across the run, as the refining infrastructure in Feodosia was never fully stabilized.