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| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1766-1777 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped and crowned bust of Empress Catherine II, her hair elaborately dressed and adorned with a diadem, engraved in high relief with fine baroque detailing. The empress wears imperial robes with visible ornamentation at the shoulder and a pearl necklace at the throat. The mint mark СПБ (St. Petersburg Mint) appears in the lower field beneath the truncation. A Cyrillic legend encircles the effigy, reading: Б·М·ЕКАТЕРИНА·II·ІМП·IСАМОД·ВСЕРОС, abbreviated for 'By the Grace of God, Catherine II, Empress and Autocrat of All Russia'. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Obverse lettering | Б·М·ЕКАТЕРИНА·II·ІМП·IСАМОД·ВСЕРОС СПБ (Translation: By the grace of God Catherine II Empress and Autocrat of all Russia SPB) |
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