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Polupolushka — Russian Empire (1700)
1 polupolushka = ⅛ kopecks

Bit# 1427

Obverse
Obverse
Reverse
Reverse

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Special facts

The polupolushka of 1700 is the smallest coin in Russian history: an eighth of a kopek, a copper disc of about 1.6 grams. It was struck for a single year, as change this small proved unprofitable.

About the period

The coins of Peter I belong to the time of the monetary reform that took Russia from small silver "scale" coins to round coins of the modern kind and to decimal reckoning: one rouble equals one hundred kopecks. More about the period “Peter I”, 1700 — 1725

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1700

Specifications

Period
Peter I
Currency
1 ruble = 100 kopecks
Issue type
Circulation
Metal
Copper
Diameter
16.0 mm
Weight
1.6 g
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal (↑↑)

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Year Mint Mintage Price Details
1700 — — ≈ $7,140 ҂АѰ + ☆
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