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Grivennik - Elizabeth
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1746-1757 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Reverse description | Within an ornate cartouche formed by scrollwork, the denomination ГРИВЕННИКЪ is inscribed in two lines in large Cyrillic characters, with the date 1752 below and the mintmaster initials IШ at the base. The cartouche is surmounted by an Imperial crown, and flanked on either side by elegant laurel branches that extend upward toward the rim, framing the entire design in a symmetrical decorative composition. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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The grivennik denomination — worth ten kopeks — was issued under Elizabeth Petrovna throughout the middle years of her reign as a workhorse of everyday commerce. Elizabeth's monetary administration inherited a debased silver coinage from the Anna and regency years, and the .750 fineness of this series was itself a compromise, set deliberately below Western European sterling standards to retain bullion within the empire's borders.
Uzdenikov 840 distinguishes this emission by its specific portrait and reverse die characteristics. Elizabeth died in December 1761, and the grivennik type died with her reign.