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Kopeck - Vladislav Zigimontovych НРД, Novgorod mint
| Issuer | Russian State (Time of Troubles) |
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| Year | 1610-1612 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | Multi-line Cyrillic legend occupying the entire field, proclaiming the titles of Vladislav Sigismundovich as Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, arranged in the traditional abbreviated tablet format used on Russian wire kopecks of the period. The inscription reads across several lines in abbreviated Church Slavonic orthography, characteristic of Muscovite monetary practice during the Time of Troubles. The lettering is struck in low relief on the irregular silver flan, with typical partial visibility of the legend due to the small flan size relative to the die. The reverse presents no figurative imagery, relying entirely on the titulary inscription as its design. |
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During the Polish-Muscovite War, a faction of the Boyar Council — the so-called "Seven Boyars" — invited Władysław, son of Sigismund III of Poland, to take the Russian throne in 1610. Coins were struck in his name at Novgorod and other mints while he remained uncrowned and Sigismund himself besieged Smolensk, never intending to let his son rule independently. The arrangement collapsed when Sigismund refused to allow Władysław to convert to Orthodoxy — a non-negotiable condition for any tsar.
Novgorod fell under Swedish occupation in 1611, ending this coinage abruptly.