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Grivna - Ekaterina I Plate money, Novodel
| Issuer | Yekaterinburg Mint |
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| Year | 1726 |
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| Weight | 162.35 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ЦЕНА ГРИВНА 1726 ЕКАТЕРIНЬ БУРХЪ (Translation: Value of grivna Yekaterinburg) |
| Reverse description | Reverse entirely plain, comprising the flat unworked copper surface of the square plate flan. The surface shows the natural texture and patina of cast and rolled copper, with no design, legend, or ornamental element of any kind, consistent with standard Russian plate money practice of the period. |
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Russian plate money of this period was a direct borrowing from Swedish practice — large copper slabs struck at corners and center to serve as high-denomination currency by weight. Catherine I authorized the Yekaterinburg series in 1726 specifically to absorb surplus copper from the Ural mines, where production had outpaced demand for conventional coinage. The experiment was short-lived; the plates were withdrawn within two years as impractical for everyday exchange.
The novodel status here is significant. These are later restrike specimens produced for collectors, not original circulation issues — the KM numbering across NP5 through NP7 reflects minor die distinctions among the restrike population rather than separate emission dates.