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Rouble - Alexey Mikhailovich Novodel, Copper
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint |
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| Year | 1654 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Reverse description | A displayed double-headed eagle surmounted by a single imperial crown, with wings spread, occupying the central field within an elaborate ornate cartouche of scrollwork and volutes. A dotted inner circle frames the eagle device, while the surrounding field is richly decorated with foliate scroll ornaments at the cardinal points. The Cyrillic denomination inscription РУБЛЬ appears in the exergue below, with a date legend at the top of the border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The 1654 copper rouble was part of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich's disastrous monetary experiment — an attempt to pass copper coins at the face value of silver. The policy collapsed spectacularly in the Copper Riot of 1662, when Moscow citizens stormed the tsar's estate at Kolomenskoye after copper inflation destroyed their purchasing power. Production was abandoned shortly after.
This piece is a novodel — a restrike produced at a later date, almost certainly for collectors rather than circulation. Russian novodels were commonly struck in the 18th and 19th centuries from original or reconstructed dies, making precise die attribution the only reliable method of distinguishing them from any genuine survivors of the original issue.