Kopeck - Peter I

Peter I's wire kopecks — struck by the ancient "chekanka" hammered method, where silver wire was cut into small slugs and struck between dies — were already anachronistic by 1715. Peter had been pushing Western-style milled coinage since 1700, and these tiny wire pieces were officially abolished in 1718, making the 1715 issues among the last produced. They circulated alongside the new round kopecks in a brief, chaotic overlap that the treasury actively discouraged.