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24 Kopecks - Elizabeth Novodel, original obverse die, large planchet
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1758 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped and armored bust of Empress Elizabeth I of Russia, crowned and wearing an imperial mantle with elaborate ornamentation. The empress is depicted with a diadem set with pearls and a jeweled brooch visible at the shoulder. A beaded inner border frames the design, with the Latin legend encircling the effigy in the outer field. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the characteristic mid-18th century Russian imperial style. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELISABETHA · I · D · G · IMP · TOT · ROSS · (Translation: Elisabetha I Dei Gratia Imperatrix Totum Russorum Elizaveta I, with God`s grace, Empress of all Russia) |
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Novodels — official restrike specimens produced by the Imperial Mint for collectors and diplomats — occupy a complicated place in Russian numismatics. This particular piece uses the original 1758 obverse die, which distinguishes it from later novodel strikes that employed substitute or reworked dies, and the large planchet format places it among the more desirable of the type. The 24 kopeck denomination itself had a short run under Elizabeth Petrovna, introduced as part of an attempt to rationalize the silver coinage structure that was never fully resolved before her death in 1762.