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Poltina - Pyotr III ММД
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1762 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Peter III facing right, depicted in military dress with an ornate gorget and epaulette visible at the truncation. The Cyrillic legend encircles the effigy along the periphery, reading from lower left to upper right. The mint mark ММД appears in the lower field beneath the bust truncation, identifying the Krasny Mint in Moscow. |
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| Mintage | 1762 ММД - Krasny Mint, Moscow |
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Peter III's reign lasted just 186 days before Catherine II's coup in July 1762, making any coinage bearing his portrait exceptionally short-lived in production. The Moscow Mint — ММД — struck poltinas under him during this window, and the political abruptness of his removal meant dies were retired almost immediately upon Catherine's accession.
Surviving examples in circulated grades are the rule rather than the exception; the instinct to hoard coins bearing a deposed and shortly murdered emperor's portrait was understandably suppressed.