¼ kopecks — Russian Empire (1743–1754)

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Special facts

Elizabeth’s heavy polushka, a quarter-kopek of 4.1 grams after Anna’s model, dated every year from 1743 to 1751 and once more in 1754. The largest issue came in 1750, more than 3.1 million.

About the period

The coins of Elizabeth Petrovna belong to the time of the first imperials: in 1755 the gold 10 roubles, called imperials, and the 5 roubles, the half-imperials, appeared. Copper was changed several times over the twenty years of the reign too. More about the period “Elizabeth”, 1741 — 1762

Other items of the period

• ¼ kopecks (1743–1754)
• Polushka (1757–1759) C# 4
• ½ kopecks (1743–1754)
• Denga (1757–1760) C# 5
• 1 kopeck (1755–1757) C# 3
• 1 kopeck (1757–1761) C# 6
• 2 kopecks (1757–1762) C# 7
• 2 kopecks (1757–1761) C# 8
• 5 kopecks (1755–1756) C# 15
• 5 kopecks (1756–1761) C# 15
• 5 kopecks (1758–1762) C# 9
• Grivennik (1742–1746) C# 16
• Grivennik (1746–1757) C# 16
• Polupoltinnik (1743–1751) C# 17
• Polupoltinnik (1751–1754) C# 17
• Polupoltinnik (1755–1758) C# 17
• Poltina (1742–1761) C# 18
• 1 ruble (1741) C# 19
• 1 ruble (1741–1753) C# 19b.1, C# 19b.2…
• 1 ruble (1742–1754) C# 19
• 1 ruble (1754–1761) C# 19c.1, C# 19c.2…
• 1 ruble (1756–1758) C# 22
• 2 rubles (1756–1758) C# 23
• 5 rubles (1755–1759) C# 27
• 10 rubles (1755–1759) C# 28