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Coins and banknotes of 1896 — Russian Empire

Flag: White-blue-red flag (1883–1917) Coat of arms: Lesser state coat of arms (1857–1917) Anthem: God Save the Tsar! (1833–1917)

What happened in 1896

• Nicholas II was crowned in Moscow; more than a thousand people died in the crush at the public festivities on Khodynka Field.
• A commemorative rouble was issued for Nicholas II's coronation.
• The All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition was held in Nizhny Novgorod.
• Russia obtained from China the right to build the Chinese Eastern Railway.

Circulation coins 10

	¼ kopecks — Russian Empire (1894–1916) Y# 47 Birmingham Mint · mintage 5,960,000	+
	½ kopecks — Russian Empire (1894–1916) Y# 48 Birmingham Mint · mintage 23,800,000	+
	1 kopeck — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 9 Birmingham Mint · mintage 33,315,936	+
	2 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 10 Birmingham Mint · mintage 20,760,000	+
	3 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 11 Birmingham Mint · mintage 13,274,688	+
	10 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 20a.1, Y# 20a.2… Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 2,010,000	+
	15 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1917) Y# 21a.1, Y# 21a.2… Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 3,160,000	+
	25 kopecks — Russian Empire (1895–1901) Y# 57 Saint Petersburg Mint · mintage 27,212,032	+
	50 kopecks — Russian Empire (1895–1914) Y# 58 Paris Mint · mintage 244,562 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 20,000,032	+
	1 ruble — Russian Empire (1895–1915) Y# 59.1-59.3 Paris Mint · mintage 12,000,000 Saint Petersburg Mint, АГ · mintage 5,205,042	+

Commemorative coins 1

1 ruble — Russian Empire (1896) — Coronation of Nicholas II Y# 60 Saint Petersburg Mint · mintage 190,845

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Circulation banknotes 1

100 rubles — Russian Empire (1896) Pick# A64 series АА–АТ, Signature of E. Pleske

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