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Para / 3 Dengi
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1771-1774 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Combined arms of Moldavia and Wallachia at centre: two oval shields conjoined beneath a single imperial-style crown, the dexter shield bearing a bull's head (emblem of Moldavia) and the sinister shield displaying an eagle with a crescent (emblem of Wallachia), separated by a horizontal line. A Cyrillic legend curves along the upper periphery, and the date appears in the lower field beneath the shields. |
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| Mintage | 1771 - C#2.1 (small crown) - 1772 - C#2.1 (small crown) - 1772 - C#2.2 (large crown) - 1773 - C#2.1 (small crown) - 1774 - C#2.1 (small crown) - |
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These coins were struck not for Russian domestic circulation but for use in the Danubian Principalities — Moldavia and Wallachia — during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, when Russian forces occupied the region and needed a local coinage compatible with Ottoman monetary customs. The para was an Ottoman subdivision, and issuing coins in that denomination was a deliberate administrative choice to ease acceptance among a population accustomed to Turkish money.
Production ran at the Sadogura mint, a temporary facility established specifically for this occupation coinage near present-day Chernivtsi. The operation was short-lived, closing once Russian forces withdrew following the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca in 1774.