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Kopeck - Peter I
| Issuer | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1701 |
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| Shape | Irregular |
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| Reverse lettering | ЦРЬ И ВЕЛИКIИ КНЯЗЬ ПЁТР АЛЕКСЕЕВИЧЬ ВСЕЯ РОССIИ (Translation: Tsar and Grand Prince Peter Alexeyevich of all Rus) |
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| Mintage | 1701 оМ |
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Peter I introduced silver kopecks in 1701 as part of his sweeping monetary reform, which ultimately replaced the old wire-money "fish scale" coppers that had circulated in Russia for nearly two centuries. These tiny hand-struck pieces represented the dying gasp of a medieval coinage tradition — production of the wire type was formally abolished by 1718.
At 0.28 g, the blanks were cut from drawn silver wire, a technique inherited directly from the Muscovite minting system Peter was simultaneously trying to dismantle.