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Poltina - Peter I
| Issuer | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1706 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Tsar Peter I facing right, rendered in a bold, high-relief Western European baroque style. The effigy shows the emperor wearing a laurel wreath and armour with elaborate drapery across the shoulder. The circular Cyrillic legend runs along the entire rim, identifying the sovereign as Tsar Peter Alexeyevich, Ruler of all Russia. The portrait occupies the majority of the field, reflecting the influence of Western coinage conventions introduced during Peter's reign. |
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| Obverse lettering | ЦРЬ ПЕТРЪ АЛЕѮIЕВИЧЪ ВСЕѦ РОСIИ ПОВЕЛIТЕЉ (Translation: Tsar Peter Alexeyevich Ruler of all Russia) |
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The 1706 poltina belongs to Peter I's sweeping monetary reforms, which dismantled the old wire-money system and introduced Western-style milled coinage produced with screw presses partly staffed by foreign technicians brought to Moscow for the purpose. Production of silver denominations in these early reform years was chronically inconsistent — the Moscow mint struggled with both equipment and bullion supply while simultaneously funding the Great Northern War against Sweden. KM#124.2 distinguishes this from the closely related 124.1 variant, differences traceable to die work rather than any policy change.