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Denga - Aleksandr I Pattern
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1810 |
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| Weight | 3.08 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the denomination 'ДЕНЬГА' inscribed in bold Cyrillic letters across the central field, surmounted by a small five-pointed star and an Imperial crown at the top. Below the denomination, a horizontal line separates the mint mark 'Е.М.' (Ekaterinburg Mint). The entire design is framed by a wreath of laurel and palm branches tied at the base, with a beaded outer border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 1810 denga pattern belongs to a sweeping monetary reform effort under Finance Minister Mikhail Speransky, who was pushing Alexander I toward a complete overhaul of Russia's copper coinage system. Several competing designs and weight standards were essayed that year before the reform stalled — Speransky himself fell from imperial favor in 1812, exiled on suspicion of pro-Napoleonic sympathies, and the restructuring lost its most capable advocate. Most pattern pieces from this programme survive in extremely small numbers, having never progressed beyond trial striking at the St. Petersburg mint.