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Kopeck - Peter I
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1706 |
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| Value | 1 Kopeck (1 Копейка) (0.01) |
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| Obverse description | Obverse of this wire money (chekha) depicts the traditional equestrian figure of the Tsar, shown in profile facing right, mounted on a galloping horse and brandishing a lance or spear downward toward a prostrate figure beneath the horse's hooves, representing the vanquished enemy. The design follows the long-established Russian kopeck tradition derived from the image of St. George and the Dragon, rendered in a highly stylised, low-relief manner characteristic of hammer-struck wire coinage. The irregular flan, formed from a thin strip of silver wire, imparts a markedly oval and uneven outline to the planchet. The details of the rider and mount are crude but recognisable, consistent with the artistic conventions of early Petrine wire kopecks. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line Cyrillic inscription filling the entire field of the irregular flan, disposed across several horizontal registers in the cramped, compressed style typical of wire kopeck reverses. The legend, struck in low relief with characteristic hammered irregularity, reads the full titulature of Tsar Peter I Alexeyevich and proclaims his sovereignty over all Russia. The lettering is archaic in form, with some characters partially off-flan due to the small and uneven planchet, a common feature of this series. No border or decorative elements frame the inscription, the text occupying the available surface in its entirety. |
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| Mint | Moscow Mint |
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