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Coins of 1756 — Russian Empire

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

What happened in 1756

• Elizabeth's decree founded a public Russian theatre, with Alexander Sumarokov as director and Fyodor Volkov as leading actor.
• A Conference at the Imperial Court was set up to direct the war with Prussia.
• Lomonosov heated metals in sealed vessels and showed that the total weight of the matter did not change.

Circulation coins 11

	1 kopeck — Russian Empire (1755–1757) C# 3 Saint Petersburg Mint · mintage 11,247,493 Ekaterinburg Mint, Reticulated edge Krasny Mint, Lettered edge Ekaterinburg Mint, Lettered edge Krasny Mint · mintage 20,466,000	+
	5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1755–1756) C# 15 Saint Petersburg Mint, Diameter 16 mm · mintage 905,000	+
	5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1756–1761) C# 15 Saint Petersburg Mint, Diameter 13.5 mm	+
	Grivennik — Russian Empire (1746–1757) C# 16 Krasny Mint, МБ · mintage 264,950	+
	Polupoltinnik — Russian Empire (1755–1758) C# 17 Krasny Mint, МБ · mintage 851,000	+
	Poltina — Russian Empire (1742–1761) C# 18 Saint Petersburg Mint, IМ Saint Petersburg Mint, ЯI · mintage 176,000	+
	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1756–1758) C# 22 Krasny Mint · mintage 36,444	+
	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1754–1761) C# 19c.1, C# 19c.2… Saint Petersburg Mint, IМ · mintage 1,943,560 Saint Petersburg Mint, ЯI Krasny Mint, МБ · mintage 217,000	+
	2 rubles — Russian Empire (1756–1758) C# 23 Krasny Mint, Without mint mark · mintage 53,000	+
	5 rubles — Russian Empire (1755–1759) C# 27 Saint Petersburg Mint · mintage 24,597 Krasny Mint · mintage 13,055	+
	10 rubles — Russian Empire (1755–1759) C# 28 Saint Petersburg Mint · mintage 24,938 Krasny Mint · mintage 14,498	+