Coins of 1709 — Russian Empire
In the catalogue: circulation coins — 5.
Period: Peter I 1700 — 1725
What happened in 1709
- On 27 June, at the Battle of Poltava, Peter I's army routed the forces of Charles XII.
- The remnants of the Swedish army surrendered at Perevolochna, while Charles XII fled to Ottoman territory.
- In December Peter I's daughter Elizabeth, the future empress, was born.









