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5 Kopecks - Anna ММ
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1730 |
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| Weight | 20.48 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold cross formed by two intersecting raised double-lined bands dividing the field into four quadrants, a design inspired by earlier Petrine coinage. The horizontal arm bears the Cyrillic denomination legend 'ПѦТЬ КОПѢЕКЪ' (Five Kopecks), while the vertical arm reads 'ГОДА' (year) in the upper portion and the date '1730' split across the centre and lower portion of the vertical band. The four quadrants formed by the cross are plain and slightly recessed, lending the design a strong geometric character typical of early 18th-century Russian copper issues. |
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| Mintage | 1730 ММ |
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Anna Ioannovna's accession in 1730 came with conditions — the Supreme Privy Council attempted to force her to sign "articles" limiting autocratic power before she took the throne. She signed, then tore them up publicly within weeks. The copper coinage reform that followed was part of a broader effort to stabilize a monetary system badly disrupted by Peter I's aggressive reworking of Russian denominations, and the ММ mintmark places this piece at the Moscow Mint during its resumed copper operations.
The 1730 date is the first year of this type — early dies are known to show inconsistencies in the mintmark placement.