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24 Kopecks - Elizabeth Novodel, original obverse die, small planchet
| Issuer | Saint Petersburg Mint |
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| Year | 1758 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Empress Elizabeth I facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed and adorned with a diadem, with drop earring visible at the ear. The effigy is rendered in fine relief with careful attention to the decorative dress and regalia at the shoulder. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait, running from the lower left along the periphery of the coin. The overall style reflects the refined engraving tradition of the mid-eighteenth-century Imperial Russian Mint. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Novodels — official restrike productions made for collectors, often using original dies on fresh planchets — were a standard practice of the Imperial Russian mints from the late 18th century onward, though this example occupies an unusual position: it uses an original obverse die from the 1758 production run, placing it closer to the genuine issue than most novodel designations imply. The 24 Kopeck denomination itself was short-lived, introduced under Elizabeth Petrovna as part of a monetary reform that attempted to rationalize the copper-silver relationship but was quietly abandoned before it gained traction.