Coins of 1701 — Russian Empire
In the catalogue: circulation coins — 9.
Period: Peter I 1700 — 1725
What happened in 1701
- The School of Mathematics and Navigation opened in Moscow, the country's first secular school, training sailors, engineers and artillery officers.
- The gold chervonets entered circulation: the first Russian gold coin made for everyday trade rather than as an award.
- In December Boris Sheremetev defeated the Swedes at Erastfer, the Russian army's first major victory of the war.

















