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Coins of 1708 — Russian Empire

Flag: White-blue-red merchant flag (1705–1858) Coat of arms: Double-headed eagle (1700–1856)

What happened in 1708

• The civil typeface was introduced; the first book set in it was a geometry textbook on land surveying.
• In September Lewenhaupt's corps was routed at the village of Lesnaya, a battle Peter I called "the mother of Poltava".
• The country was divided into eight governorates, Peter I's first provincial reform.

Circulation coins 4

	Polushka — Russian Empire (1704–1712) KM# 113 Naberezhny Mint, ҂АΨИ	+
	Denga — Russian Empire (1704–1712) KM# 115 Naberezhny Mint, ҂АΨИ	+
	1 kopeck — Russian Empire (1704–1718) KM# 117 Naberezhny Mint, ҂АΨИ	+
	1 kopeck — Russian Empire (1704–1718) KM# 118 Kadashevsky Mint, ҂АΨИ	+