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Coins and banknotes of 1856 — Russian Empire

Flag: White-blue-red merchant flag (1705–1858) Coat of arms: Double-headed eagle (1700–1856) Anthem: God Save the Tsar! (1833–1917)

What happened in 1856

• The Treaty of Paris ended the Crimean War and barred Russia from keeping a fleet on the Black Sea.
• Pavel Tretyakov bought his first paintings by Russian artists, the starting point of the Tretyakov Gallery.
• Alexander II was crowned in Moscow and pardoned the Decembrists.

Circulation coins 18

	Polushka — Russian Empire (1855–1859) Y# 1 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 6,000,000	+
	Denga — Russian Empire (1855–1859) Y# 2 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 6,000,000	+
	Denga — Russian Empire (1855–1859) Y# 2 Warsaw Mint · mintage 4,277,976	+
	1 kopeck — Russian Empire (1855–1859) Y# 3 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 10,641,600	+
	1 kopeck — Russian Empire (1855–1860) Y# 3 Warsaw Mint · mintage 3,337,086	+
	2 kopecks — Russian Empire (1849–1859) C# 150 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 9,167,200	+
	2 kopecks — Russian Empire (1850–1860) C# 150 Warsaw Mint · mintage 1,190,090	+
	3 kopecks — Russian Empire (1849–1859) C# 151 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 6,700,800	+
	3 kopecks — Russian Empire (1850–1859) C# 151 Warsaw Mint · mintage 416,667	+
	5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 163 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 680,003	+
	5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1849–1859) C# 152 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 5,145,920	+
	5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1850–1856) C# 152 Warsaw Mint · mintage 40,000	+
	10 kopecks — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 164 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 1,940,003	+
	20 kopecks — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 165 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 3,240,003	+
	25 kopecks — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 166 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 4,444,001	+
	Poltina — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 167 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 450,003	+
	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 168 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 1,388,003	+
	5 rubles — Russian Empire (1855–1858) Y# A26 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 3,800,002	+

Circulation banknotes 7

	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1843–1865) Pick# A33 1856	+
	3 rubles — Russian Empire (1843–1865) Pick# A34 1856	+
	5 rubles — Russian Empire (1843–1865) Pick# A35 1856	+
	10 rubles — Russian Empire (1843–1865) Pick# A36 1856	+
	15 rubles — Russian Empire (1856) — Specimen Trial specimen, never issued	+
	25 rubles — Russian Empire (1843–1865) Pick# A38 1856	+
	50 rubles — Russian Empire (1843–1865) Pick# A39 1856	+