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Coins and banknotes of 1857 — Russian Empire

Flag: White-blue-red merchant flag (1705–1858) Coat of arms: Lesser state coat of arms (1857–1917) Anthem: God Save the Tsar! (1833–1917)

What happened in 1857

• A Secret Committee on the peasant question was set up, the start of preparations to abolish serfdom.
• Alexander Herzen and Nikolai Ogarev began publishing the newspaper The Bell in London.
• The Main Company of Russian Railways was formed.

Circulation coins 17

	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 1,908,584	+
	1 kopeck — Russian Empire (1855–1859) Y# 3 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 5,359,200	+
	2 kopecks — Russian Empire (1849–1859) C# 150 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 3,359,200	+
	3 kopecks — Russian Empire (1849–1859) C# 151 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 4,725,867	+
	3 kopecks — Russian Empire (1850–1859) C# 151 Warsaw Mint · mintage 21,367	+
	5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 163 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 80,003	+
	5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1849–1859) C# 152 Ekaterinburg Mint · mintage 8,675,200	+
	10 kopecks — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 164 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 3,110,003	+
	20 kopecks — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 165 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 4,275,003	+
	20 kopecks — Russian Empire (1857) Warsaw Mint · mintage 87,460	+
	25 kopecks — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 166 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 5,420,001	+
	25 kopecks — Russian Empire (1854–1857) C# 166 Warsaw Mint · mintage 203,975	+
	Poltina — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 167 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 1,650,003	+
	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1832–1858) C# 168 Saint Petersburg Mint, ФБ · mintage 250,003	+
	5 rubles — Russian Empire (1855–1858) Y# A26 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 4,500,002	+

Circulation banknotes 3

	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1843–1865) Pick# A33 1857	+
	3 rubles — Russian Empire (1843–1865) Pick# A34 1857	+
	5 rubles — Russian Empire (1843–1865) Pick# A35 1857	+