Coins of 1705 — Russian Empire
In the catalogue: circulation coins — 13.
Period: Peter I 1700 — 1725
What happened in 1705
- A tax on beards was introduced; those who paid it received a copper beard token.
- A decree introduced conscription levies, filling the army with one recruit from a set number of households.
- In summer an uprising broke out in Astrakhan against the governor, new taxes and the bans on beards and Russian dress.

























