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48 Kopecks - Elizabeth Novodel, 1/2 Rouble obverse die
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1758 |
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| Currency | Livonese (1756-1917) |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA · LIVON · ET · ESTLAND · 1756 · 48 (Translation: Moneta Livoniae Et Estland Coin of Livonia and Estonia) |
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Novodels — restrikes produced by the Imperial Mint for collectors, diplomats, and favored courtiers — occupy a peculiar corner of Russian numismatics where the line between coin and artifact blurs entirely. This piece uses the obverse die of the standard 1758 half-rouble, paired to create a denomination that never circulated and was never intended to. The "48 Kopecks" designation itself is a cataloger's convention, not a monetary reality.
Elizabeth's reign saw the mint produce a number of such confections, particularly during the 1840s–1860s restrike campaigns under Nicholas I and Alexander II, when official mint presses were quietly used to satisfy the booming Western European collector market.