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5 Kopecks - Nikolai I / Aleksandr II Warsaw Mint
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1850-1856 |
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| Value | 5 Kopecks (5 Копеек) (0.05) |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the denomination numeral '5' prominently at center, flanked on either side by small floral rosette ornaments, above the Cyrillic inscription 'КОПѢЕКЪ' in large bold letters. Below the denomination inscription appears the four-digit date, followed by a decorative horizontal rule with arrow motifs. The Warsaw Mint mark 'В.М.' is inscribed beneath the decorative rule at the base of the field. The entire central device is enclosed within a wreath of laurel and oak branches, tied at the base, with a decorative bowknot, all surrounded by a finely milled border. |
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The Warsaw Mint struck Russian imperial copper coinage throughout the 1850s as part of a broader policy of integrating Polish industrial infrastructure into the Russian economic administration following the failed November Uprising of 1830. The mint's output during this window spans the reign transition between Nikolai I, who died in March 1855 during the Crimean War, and Aleksandr II — making pieces from 1855 and 1856 attributable to two different reigns depending on striking date, a distinction the KM numbering collapses into a single type.
Warsaw-struck coppers of this denomination frequently show uneven planchet preparation, a known characteristic of the facility's copper production during this decade.