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Kopeck - Aleksandr I Pattern, Small eagle
| Issuer | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1811 |
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| Weight | 6.83 g |
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| Obverse description | Crowned small double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the central field, with wings spread and a shield on the breast. Mint-master initials appear in two pairs flanking the eagle: 'E M' above (left and right of the crown) and 'И Ф' below (left and right of the tail), all within a raised border ring characteristic of pattern coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 'КОПѢЙКА' inscribed in large Cyrillic letters across the upper field, separated by a horizontal line from the four-digit date '1811' below, all within a raised inner border ring. The plain, unadorned layout reflects the utilitarian design intent of this pattern issue. A small decorative element appears at the top of the inner field above the legend. |
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The 1811 pattern kopecks were produced during the Speransky monetary reform period, when Alexander I's administration was actively reconsidering the entire structure of Russian copper coinage — weight standards, denominations, and eagle typology were all in flux simultaneously. The "small eagle" designation distinguishes this from the concurrent large eagle patterns struck the same year, and both Bitkin 718 and 719 represent die variants within that small eagle grouping.
These never entered circulation. The reform proposals were shelved, and standard coinage continued under the existing system.